This one of very few google hits for the phrase "get the juxt".
Redis: the AK-47 of databases
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#32Factual incorrectness aside, and even speaking as a person that doesn't have much to do with anything other than SQL RDBMSes: this style of presentation piqued my interest in Redis. Seeing how fast and easy it was to get up and running, seeing how simple the protocol was, and getting a smattering of its features in this very terse format was effective on me.
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#33 > In the spirit of full disclosure, I’m a newb to Redis. My
> knowledge is basically the contents of this post (at the
> time of writing). I don’t use it in production (yet).
> Likewise I’m no expert in AK-47s (I’ve never even fired
> one) or guns in general. I’m aware via notoriety alone.
No wonder people make fun of the so-called "NoSQL movement."
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#34The title randomly reminded me of the AK-47 quote from Lord of War (an actually decent Cage film, and definitely a good bit of monologue): Of all the weapons in the vast soviet arsenal, nothing was more profitable than Avtomat Kalashnikova model of 1947. More commonly known as the AK-47, or Kalashnikov. It's the world's most popular assault rifle. A weapon all fighters love. An elegantly simple 9 pound amalgamation o…
Supposedly the Ak 47s used in the film were real, as real Ak 47s are less expensive than fake ones. But I'm not sure where I heard this, or if it's even true.
I think most movies use the Chinese Type 56 assault rifle, which is a Kalashnikov knock-off and is far more common in the US than the real thing. Most people can't tell the difference between the two.
BTW, I highly recommend "The Gun" by C.J. Chivers. It's a fascinating historical treatise about this weapon.
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#35"According to AK-47 legend, assault rifles were not popular because of their tendency to consume large amounts of ammo. The Soviets embraced the idea and simply supplied their troops with more ammo. Kinda like Redis and RAM."
That's obviously just a legend. This debate was actually carried out in the 2nd half of the 19th century, starting with the Civil War. (Many repeating rifle designs were offered to the Union. Quartermasters repeatedly shut them down on account of expected difficulties with ammo supply. After much time and effort, a few repeating rifles made it through, particularly to the cavalry, where they proved quite decisive in the last year of the war. See Five Forks, for instance.)
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#36The information about transactions in this article is wrong. Read the redis docs he actually points to for an accurate description. This article should not get upvoted.
and the title?
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#37> In the spirit of full disclosure, I’m a newb to Redis. My > knowledge is basically the contents of this post (at the > time of writing). I don’t use it in production (yet). > Likewise I’m no expert in AK-47s (I’ve never even fired > one) or guns in general. I’m aware via notoriety alone. Fantastic quote. So you're hardly familiar with either component of your simile, but you'll post it anyway? I really don't expect…
Expert knowledge of an AK-47 wouldn't have improved the post and he managed to expose me to some bits of Redis that I wasn't previously aware of. That makes it more substantial than half the shit that ends up on Hacker News. :)
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#38AK of DBs should be used for some Russian DB! or Chinese...
okay okay. i hereby patent the definition 'an iPhone of databases' :)
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Supposedly the Ak 47s used in the film were real, as real Ak 47s are less expensive than fake ones. But I'm not sure where I heard this, or if it's even true.
Well, have I got the definite resource for you! http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/Lord_of_War "According to Director Andrew Niccol in the DVD commentary, the guns were real guns rented from a real arms dealer, as it was cheaper for the production to rent 3,000 real guns than to rent 3,000 blank converted props. "
Didn't Brandon Lee die because someone mistook a real gun and bullets for prop ones?
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#40> In the spirit of full disclosure, I’m a newb to Redis. My > knowledge is basically the contents of this post (at the > time of writing). I don’t use it in production (yet). > Likewise I’m no expert in AK-47s (I’ve never even fired > one) or guns in general. I’m aware via notoriety alone. Fantastic quote. So you're hardly familiar with either component of your simile, but you'll post it anyway? I really don't expect…
I thought it was a well written article that was a good read. Possibly the author was demonstrating humility rather than ego.