Re: A MySQL Question

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German Geek wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Micah Gersten <micah@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Robert Cummings wrote:
>>> On Tue, 2008-12-09 at 00:16 +0000, Nathan Rixham wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ashley Sheridan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 2008-12-08 at 23:23 +0000, ceo@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Presumable, the EXISTS sub-query can be optimized sometimes to just
>> stop processing the sub-query and kick things back out to the outer query.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> IN has to process them all and find them all.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Don't forget the special case use as well:
>>>>>
>>>>> IF NOT EXISTS `universe` THEN bigbang()
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ash
>>>>> www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> any chance of writing the implementation of that bigbang() function?
>>>>
>>> If nothing exists and a universe is created via a big bang... does it
>>> make a sound? Can we realistically call it a big bang if it doesn't make
>>> a sound? Couldn't we call it the big light show? But then again... if
>>> nothing exists and a universe is created via a big light show... does it
>>> matter? Can it be perceived? Is this just a proverbial pandrödinger's
>>> box? You can't implement the bigbang() function if you don't exist.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Rob.
>>>
>> The function doesn't say who's doing the creating, it just checks for
>> the existence of the universe.
> 
> Lol, I agree, the function bigbang() doesn't need to be implemented (or it
> could be empty if it needs to be there for this line to work), because by
> definition, the universe must exist, if this statement is to exist.
> Although it would be interesting to see an implementation of a simulation of
> bigbang().
> And, I would say there is a sound, even if no one is there to hear it,
> assuming it to have happened. Also if there were no sound, there would be no
> light show either, there would be nothing, which contradicts the assumption
> that the big bang was there (exists)...
> 
> Guys, I think this is taking it a bit far...
> 

In space, no one can hear you scream...

(or bang, for that matter)

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