Re: New mug design

From: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>
To: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com
Cc: Chris Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org>
Subject: Re: New mug design
Date: 2009-11-16 21:54:58
Message-ID: 200911161654.59687.xzilla@users.sourceforge.net
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On Monday 16 November 2009 12:20:26 Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 11:10 -0500, Chris Browne wrote:
> > damien(at)dalibo(dot)info (damien clochard) writes:
> > > Josh Berkus a écrit :
> > >> ADS,
> > >>
> > >> Just an elephant-logo mug probably won't go very far here; we were
> > >> practically forcing the EDB mugs on people (for free) once we got to
> > >> the last box.
>
> In Open Source there is an extreme difference between SWAG that is about
> a project versus a product (or company).
>
> Although I agree we should have a great mug design, I don't think the
> comparison between a very well done Elephant logo mug and that of a
> commercial marketing ploy is valid.
>
> > >> Idea for a new mug design: do an instructional one of psql shortcuts,
> > >> per the vi coffee mug:
> > >
> > > Why not : INSERT INTO me VALUES('coffee','sugar');
> >
> > That seems like an EAV model to me, and therefore evil ;-).
> >
> > I'd rather something like:
> >
> > INSERT INTO MUGS (BEVERAGE) VALUES ('Coffee'), ('Espresso'), ('Tea');
>
> Too much.
>
> How about:
>
> COMMIT;
>

I think for most of us "BEGIN" would be more appropriate. :-)

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