Don Neufeld
dnf.bsky.social
Don Neufeld
@dnf.bsky.social
CEO - @vpe.coach
CTO - Medium, Ohai
VPE - ClassPass, Chartboost

MMO Builder:
EverQuest II, Planetside, Star Wars Galaxies
It does.

FYI - I’m not sure if MYSQL has fixed auto_increment bottlenecks, but that was its own issue at one point.
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Storage in MySQL is much different than PG. and it makes a big difference.

Make sure you’re doing those inserts in PK order. If you do that, it’s basically one long append operation. If you don’t, you’re in btree fragmentation hell.
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 AM
And as for those reply guys...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Wow, sorry that happened to you.

Congrats on the success!
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Gonna be a wee bit wet shortly.
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 AM
If you speak French that song is a trip.
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Agreed.

If we’re operating on data, pickups are out, and autonomous vehicles in. It’s not even close right now and the data is getting even stronger.
November 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
When are you banning pickup trucks? Way the fuck more dangerous than Waymos.
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The 'Big Short' Guy Shuts Down Hedge Fund Amid AI Bubble Fears
gizmodo.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The worst AWS service, bar none.
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
How I imagine such people:
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November 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ironically they were largely quite rigid (externally), with the exception of the 5 1/4”.
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I continue to believe that AC was the best MMO in this regard - BOTM aside.
Asheron's Call - Wikipedia
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November 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Actually…
November 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM