Re: connection pooling from an application server to oracle

Steve, you're a genuine cornucopia of almost useful information. I stand corrected. Sperm whales have larger brain then humans, which makes them smart enough to forgo Java. Legend has it that they are using a whale version of perl, based on whistling. (This is the place to insert "I'm a believer" by Monkees).

On 12/16/2003 04:09:34 PM, "Orr, Steve" wrote:
> Correction... Homo sapiens does not have the largest brain in the animal
> kingdom. Elephants have larger brains and sperm whale brains weigh in at
> a whopping 20 pounds. So this is not necessarily a case where size
> matters, it's the spirit within that makes the difference. Of course the
> size of the cerebral cortex may have something to do with it. ;-) There
> reason for larger brains in larger animals is the increased need for
> "connection pooling" because of the larger size of the nervous system.
> So you see, even nature recognizes the need for enhanced connectivity
> requirements. :-)
>
>
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> Mladen Gogala
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> On 12/15/2003 10:54:27 AM, "Mercadante, Thomas F" wrote:
> > But Mladen, sooner or later, somebody is going to wise-up and catch
> > you in your attempt at passing the blame. When this happens to me, I
> > quote to 80-20 rule. 80% gain in application thruput is brought thru
> > Sql tuning (or rewrite). If they say "The database is slow", I say
> > "Show me the sql that is slow". If they say "I can't because it is
> > coming from the app", i say "Then I can't help you".
>
> You're very optimistic about your fellow humans. I am not. Homo sapiens
> sapiens is a funny species. It is bestowed with the largest brain in the
> animal kingdom and usually very grateful when not forced to use it. As a
> matter of fact, any excuse is welcome to prevent the little grey cells
> (here I'm shamelessly
> stealing from Poirot) from ever getting tired.
> At any rate, it's politics. I'm trying to achieve something for the
> benefit of
> my employer and I'm being obstructed by sleazy sales person aided and
> abetted by
> damagement. Chances of them figuring me out are remote. I'm a DBA, I
> interpret
> database statistics and it says what I say that it says. There are
> complications
> when sleazy sales people bring in their own consultant DBA personnel.
> Then it is
> a matter of discrediting the hostile DBA.
> I have to say that this tactics has to be applied only there where there
> isn't
> enough common sense to talk it through with the DBA and make him present
> the situation as it really is. Those are the places which distrust and
> fear their own DBAs. That is the first and foremost sign that the
> damagement has taken over. We, the DBAs hold
> this truth to be self evident.
>
>
> Mladen Gogala
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