Priit Piipuu
@ppiipuu.bsky.social
Beer, danmei, databases, SFF, wǔxiá, Oracle ACE Pro
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The default fetch size in the Oracle JDBC driver is 10 rows
This is too small when reading large data sets
=> looooong query processing times
To avoid this, the 26ai driver can automatically increase the fetch size when getting many rows
@ppiipuu.bsky.social demos
This is too small when reading large data sets
=> looooong query processing times
To avoid this, the 26ai driver can automatically increase the fetch size when getting many rows
@ppiipuu.bsky.social demos
Automatic fetch size tuning in Oracle 23c/26ai JDBC driver
The default fetch size for the Oracle JDBC driver is 10 rows per network roundtrip. For the queries returning a larger number of rows, this is often inadequate. On the other hand, getting developer…
buff.ly
January 21, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The default fetch size in the Oracle JDBC driver is 10 rows
This is too small when reading large data sets
=> looooong query processing times
To avoid this, the 26ai driver can automatically increase the fetch size when getting many rows
@ppiipuu.bsky.social demos
This is too small when reading large data sets
=> looooong query processing times
To avoid this, the 26ai driver can automatically increase the fetch size when getting many rows
@ppiipuu.bsky.social demos
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Although troubled as a child, Zorro, as is well known, ultimately found his niche in history.
January 19, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Although troubled as a child, Zorro, as is well known, ultimately found his niche in history.
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“Play him, Sidney! Play him! … Oooooooweeeee! … It’s gonna be fresh burgers tonight!”
January 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM
“Play him, Sidney! Play him! … Oooooooweeeee! … It’s gonna be fresh burgers tonight!”
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
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A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
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estonianworld.com/culture/esto... but it’s the soundtrack that still defines the Estonian electronic music scene
Estonian sci-fi classic Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel to screen at Berlinale Classics
Grigori Kromanov’s 1979 sci-fi film Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel will screen at Berlinale Classics, a rare honour for Estonian cinema.
estonianworld.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM
estonianworld.com/culture/esto... but it’s the soundtrack that still defines the Estonian electronic music scene
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Big news this week, we have crossed the 1000-member line!
Congratulations to all ACEs for being part of this amazing community!
Congratulations to all ACEs for being part of this amazing community!
January 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Big news this week, we have crossed the 1000-member line!
Congratulations to all ACEs for being part of this amazing community!
Congratulations to all ACEs for being part of this amazing community!
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Shoe Lacing Comparison
Feature by feature comparison of the many different shoe lacing methods.
www.fieggen.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Wondering if I should go to Greenland and Taiwan while it is still possible...
January 10, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Wondering if I should go to Greenland and Taiwan while it is still possible...
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“Thank God, Sylvia! We’re alive!”
January 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
“Thank God, Sylvia! We’re alive!”
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“Aaaaaaaaaaaaa! Earl! … We’ve got a poultrygeist!”
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaa! Earl! … We’ve got a poultrygeist!”
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I've posted my latest recap of the world of databases: www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/...
All the hot topics from the last year:
• More Postgres action!
• MCP for everyone!
• MongoDB gets litigious with FerretDB!
• File formats!
• Market movements!
• The richest person in the history of the world!
All the hot topics from the last year:
• More Postgres action!
• MCP for everyone!
• MongoDB gets litigious with FerretDB!
• File formats!
• Market movements!
• The richest person in the history of the world!
Databases in 2025: A Year in Review
The world tried to kill Andy off but he had to stay alive to to talk about what happened with databases in 2025.
www.cs.cmu.edu
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I've posted my latest recap of the world of databases: www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/...
All the hot topics from the last year:
• More Postgres action!
• MCP for everyone!
• MongoDB gets litigious with FerretDB!
• File formats!
• Market movements!
• The richest person in the history of the world!
All the hot topics from the last year:
• More Postgres action!
• MCP for everyone!
• MongoDB gets litigious with FerretDB!
• File formats!
• Market movements!
• The richest person in the history of the world!
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Microsoft's CEO wants us to stop calling AI garbage Slop.
I agree!
Instead of Slop, we should call it Nadella, to show him our appreciation of all he's done for us!
I agree!
Instead of Slop, we should call it Nadella, to show him our appreciation of all he's done for us!
January 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Microsoft's CEO wants us to stop calling AI garbage Slop.
I agree!
Instead of Slop, we should call it Nadella, to show him our appreciation of all he's done for us!
I agree!
Instead of Slop, we should call it Nadella, to show him our appreciation of all he's done for us!
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"It doesn't matter if AI spoke to an Agent which spoke to your Uncle Mike whose used his iPad to inscribe COBOL onto a parchment that was attached to a carrier pigeon...It is still your code"
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Software quality – Grok and my friend’s boat
You might be wondering how a friend’s boat has any relation to the topic of software quality, but bear with me – we’ll get there in a second. But first, if you’ve got a Twit…
connor-mcdonald.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:33 AM
"It doesn't matter if AI spoke to an Agent which spoke to your Uncle Mike whose used his iPad to inscribe COBOL onto a parchment that was attached to a carrier pigeon...It is still your code"
connor-mcdonald.com/2026/01/04/s...
connor-mcdonald.com/2026/01/04/s...
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Strangely Mette Frederiksen, Ali Khamenei and Miguel Díaz-Canel suddenly all have one thing in common.
January 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Strangely Mette Frederiksen, Ali Khamenei and Miguel Díaz-Canel suddenly all have one thing in common.
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“Hey! They’re edible! … This changes everything!”
January 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
“Hey! They’re edible! … This changes everything!”
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“C’mon, Sylvia … where’s your spirit of adventure?”
January 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
“C’mon, Sylvia … where’s your spirit of adventure?”
Oracle 23c JDBC driver introduced automatic fetch size tuning. I felt like figuring out what kind of heuristics does it use.
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Automatic fetch size tuning in Oracle 23c/26ai JDBC driver
The default fetch size for the Oracle JDBC driver is 10 rows per network roundtrip. For the queries returning a larger number of rows, this is often inadequate. On the other hand, getting developer…
priitp.wordpress.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Oracle 23c JDBC driver introduced automatic fetch size tuning. I felt like figuring out what kind of heuristics does it use.
priitp.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/a...
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Winter has arrived and ofc I didn't take my snow-proof running gear with me. Coming days will be challenging
December 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Winter has arrived and ofc I didn't take my snow-proof running gear with me. Coming days will be challenging
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SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION:
"The Regicide Report", the last book in the Laundry Files, is out on January 27th!
British/EU edition: https://store.orbit-books.co.uk/products/the-regicide-report
US/Canada edition: https://torpublishinggroup.com/the-regicide-report/?isbn=9781250373861&format=hardback
"The Regicide Report", the last book in the Laundry Files, is out on January 27th!
British/EU edition: https://store.orbit-books.co.uk/products/the-regicide-report
US/Canada edition: https://torpublishinggroup.com/the-regicide-report/?isbn=9781250373861&format=hardback
December 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION:
"The Regicide Report", the last book in the Laundry Files, is out on January 27th!
British/EU edition: https://store.orbit-books.co.uk/products/the-regicide-report
US/Canada edition: https://torpublishinggroup.com/the-regicide-report/?isbn=9781250373861&format=hardback
"The Regicide Report", the last book in the Laundry Files, is out on January 27th!
British/EU edition: https://store.orbit-books.co.uk/products/the-regicide-report
US/Canada edition: https://torpublishinggroup.com/the-regicide-report/?isbn=9781250373861&format=hardback
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
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Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
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December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
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Wishing you a joyful and festive holiday season!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
December 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wishing you a joyful and festive holiday season!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!