| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | "Daniel Seichter" <daniel(at)dseichter(dot)de> |
| Cc: | "Gabe & Emily" <gabeemilybin(at)hotmail(dot)com>, pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: OT: Why elefant? |
| Date: | 2003-04-19 16:16:02 |
| Message-ID: | 22081.1050768962@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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"Daniel Seichter" <daniel(at)dseichter(dot)de> writes:
>> I've thought that it has to do with memory. You know - an elephant
>> never forgets, and a good database never forgets! Sorry no public
>> text.
> Thank you and all others, I thought it has deep religious roots, but when I remember me to my
> last seen documentations about elephants (in german it is Elefant, so please excuse me for
> the "f") they really never forget where they where born, where there is water,.....
BTW, I always thought "elephants never forget" was just a nursery tale,
but apparently there is some scientific evidence for elephants having
long memories. Googling turned up this for instance:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1285532.stm
regards, tom lane
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