Received: from maia.hub.org (maia-5.hub.org [200.46.204.29]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FF9A1337B8D for ; Wed, 2 Feb 2011 18:03:36 -0400 (AST) Received: from mail.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.86]) by maia.hub.org (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.29]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 70055-08 for ; Wed, 2 Feb 2011 22:03:30 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from lpo-relay-05.vmsinfo.com (lpo-relay-05.vmsinfo.com [216.169.137.116]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D17951337B8C for ; Wed, 2 Feb 2011 18:03:28 -0400 (AST) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.60,416,1291611600"; d="scan'208";a="31604691" Received: from unknown (HELO lpo-mailbox-01.vmsinfo.com) ([216.169.137.252]) by lpo-relay-05.vmsinfo.com with ESMTP; 02 Feb 2011 17:03:28 -0500 Received: from [10.101.43.35] (unknown [216.169.135.235]) by lpo-mailbox-01.vmsinfo.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 778877D00B; Wed, 2 Feb 2011 17:03:28 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <4D49D4B0.5080803@vmsinfo.com> Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:03:28 -0500 From: Mladen Gogala Organization: VMS User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20101027) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Justin Pitts CC: Greg Smith , Robert Haas , Andrew Dunstan , Bruce Momjian , Tom Lane , "david@lang.hm" , Craig Ringer , Vitalii Tymchyshyn , "pgsql-performance@postgresql.org" Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Slow count(*) again... References: <201102012247.p11Ml6u02682@momjian.us> <4D48914B.4050403@dunslane.net> <4D489AD1.1010105@vmsinfo.com> <4D499E55.4020107@vmsinfo.com> <4D49A6B9.4060608@2ndquadrant.com> <4D49C482.4010707@vmsinfo.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.91 tagged_above=-10 required=5 tests=BAYES_00=-1.9, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.01 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 201102/48 X-Sequence-Number: 42186 Justin Pitts wrote: >> With all >> due respect, I consider myself smarter than the optimizer. I'm 6'4", 235LBS >> so telling me that you disagree and that I am more stupid than a computer >> program, would not be a smart thing to do. Please, do not misunderestimate >> me. >> > > I don't see computer programs make thinly veiled threats, especially > in a public forum. > I'll do what you claim is not the smart thing and disagree with you. > You are wrong. > You are dragging the signal-to-noise ratio of this discussion down. > You owe Greg an apology. > I apologize if that was understood as a threat. It was actually a joke. I thought that my using of the word "misunderestimate" has made it abundantly clear. Apparently, G.W. doesn't have as many fans as I have previously thought. Once again, it was a joke, I humbly apologize if that was misunderstood. -- Mladen Gogala Sr. Oracle DBA 1500 Broadway New York, NY 10036 (212) 329-5251 http://www.vmsinfo.com The Leader in Integrated Media Intelligence Solutions