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A long time ago there was a famous / infamous ad campaign for some food product like bread or milk, and the ad merely stated the true fact that their milk didn'

A long time ago there was a famous / infamous ad campaign for some food product like bread or milk, and the ad merely stated the true fact that their milk didn't contain any bleach. Of course no one's milk (or whatever it was) had any bleach (or whatever it was). Specially highlighting something true, but out of context and with no equally special justification, is not an innocent act and is misleading. And yes, absolutely, very clearly, causes harm, and does so unfairly. A not-unfair version of this same article would just talk about databases, and include sqlite with others, and not only sqlite and not be titled sqlite. And then there is this: "Hey there I am v. I work at Turso Database."

llm_nerd 2y ago
Your milk/bread comparison is specious and invalid. I might say "As an apple enthusiast -- the fruit kind -- I want you to know that apple seeds have arsenic so don't eat lots of them" without having to disclaim every other fruit existing and possibly toxins found in parts of them. If some true-believer apple fan felt victimized, well that would be bizarre, right? This is a SQLite guy talking about SQLite to SQLite users. They're describing a feature/possible downside of SQLite that users might want to be aware of. They don't need "balanced" coverage of every other DB because it hurts someone's bizarrely fragile feelings. And as I mentioned elsewhere, almost all "enterprise" databases do do checksums by default, if people really want to lean on this "no one does! Leave SQLite alone" argument. And Turso is literally a SQLite-based firm. This isn't the aha you think it is.
naveen99 2y ago
Kind of like fake praise / avoiding constructive criticism in the interest of harmony and feelings.
derekperkins 2y ago
A frozen banana that WON'T make you sick and kill you. https://x.com/bluthquotes/status/732749820348096512 https://x.com/bluthquotes/status/732749820348096512

llm_nerd 2y ago

Your milk/bread comparison is specious and invalid. I might say "As an apple enthusiast -- the fruit kind -- I want you to know that apple seeds have arsenic so don't eat lots of them" without having to disclaim every other fruit existing and possibly toxins found in parts of them. If some true-believer apple fan felt victimized, well that would be bizarre, right? This is a SQLite guy talking about SQLite to SQLite users. They're describing a feature/possible downside of SQLite that users might want to be aware of. They don't need "balanced" coverage of every other DB because it hurts someone's bizarrely fragile feelings. And as I mentioned elsewhere, almost all "enterprise" databases do do checksums by default, if people really want to lean on this "no one does! Leave SQLite alone" argument. And Turso is literally a SQLite-based firm. This isn't the aha you think it is.

naveen99 2y ago

Kind of like fake praise / avoiding constructive criticism in the interest of harmony and feelings.

derekperkins 2y ago

A frozen banana that WON'T make you sick and kill you. https://x.com/bluthquotes/status/732749820348096512 https://x.com/bluthquotes/status/732749820348096512