Re: Hard-reaped nodes?

Yes; there used to be a capability to completely delete a node from the database; it was used by the gods in extreme cases. While the function still exists, technically, it has been put "off limits", precisely because of the resulting ugliness in the database.

Old database dumps exist, off line. If it was really necessary to get the content of an old deleted node, the gods could probably hook you up; but my guess is that it would require circumstances nearly as extreme as those under which the node was originally deleted. :-)

Instead, monks are advised to get used to the holes in the nodebase, as just another characteristic quirk of the Monastery.

A word spoken in Mind will reach its own level, in the objective world, by its own weight

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Re^2: Hard-reaped nodes? by blazar (Canon) on Oct 16, 2007 at 23:33 UTC
Old database dumps exist, off line. If it was really necessary to get the content of an old deleted node, the gods could probably hook you up; but my guess is that it would require circumstances nearly as extreme as those under which the node was originally deleted. :-) I fear that plain old curiosity wouldn't count as one such circumstance. Instead, monks are advised to get used to the holes in the nodebase, as just another characteristic quirk of the Monastery. I personally believe that this is the first time I encounter one. I'd be curious as to know how many are actually there...	[reply]
Re^3: Hard-reaped nodes? by Anonymous Monk on Oct 17, 2007 at 06:06 UTC
whats with the youtube spamming?	[reply]
Re^4: Hard-reaped nodes? by blazar (Canon) on Oct 17, 2007 at 18:17 UTC
++: legitimate question! I personally believe I should explain: of course I do not mean this as spam. It all tracks back to an IM conversation I had with a friend after having stumbled by pure chance on the infamous video again after having already seen it some months ago; we had some laughs at the embarassing answer, and the relevant portion of our talk is: (In Italian) Read more... (678 Bytes) The translation is: `(0.52.59) me: I'll start every speech of mine with "I personally belie +ve" (0.53.03) me: from now on... (0.54.35) : but you have to learn how to pronounce it with that wond +erful accent (0.55.16) me: I write it down and people must imagine I do so (0.55.22) me: nay (0.55.32) me: maybe I'll limit myself to the acronym (0.55.48) me: IPB` [download] Perhaps I shouldn't link directly to the clip but to a blog entry somewhere else in which I explain all this... Update:** done that.	[reply] [d/l] [select]