dbSendQuery fetches all rows when querying DuckDB

Summary The issue at hand involves the dbSendQuery function in R, which is used to send a query to a database and retrieve the results. In this case, when querying a DuckDB database, the function fetches all rows instead of allowing for batch processing, leading to excessive memory usage. This behavior is not observed when … Read more

Title: Project: Messaging Layer over DNS – Feasible or interesting?

Summary The concept of creating a messaging layer over DNS is an innovative approach to establishing a communication network that can operate under suboptimal conditions, such as frequent internet outages and high data costs. This idea aims to leverage existing and universally accessible protocols like DNS to create a minimal text messaging layer without relying … Read more

Issues with deleting File Search Stores and indexed documents

Summary The Google Gemini File Search API is experiencing performance issues and errors when managing a large volume of indexed documents. Specifically, there are two main issues: Performance bottlenecks when locating and deleting specific files due to the lack of filtering capabilities in the API 503 Service Unavailable errors when deleting a File Search Store … Read more

How to convert millimeters to centimeters in JavaScript without floating-point issues?

Summary Converting millimeters to centimeters in JavaScript can lead to floating-point precision issues, resulting in small rounding errors. To avoid these issues, it’s essential to use a reliable method that handles decimal arithmetic accurately. Root Cause The root cause of this problem is the imprecision of floating-point numbers in JavaScript, which can lead to small … Read more

R packages for predicted values (lmer) averaged over random effects and difference-in-differences

Summary The question revolves around calculating predicted values for a mixed linear model averaged over random effects and computing differences between levels for factor variable groups. The user is seeking an R package to simplify these calculations, including the computation of standard errors (SEs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Root Cause The root cause of … Read more

Why does deleting a property from a JavaScript object significantly degrade performance compared to setting it to undefined?

Summary The performance of a JavaScript object is significantly degraded when a property is deleted using the delete operator compared to setting it to undefined. This discrepancy is observed even after the deletion process is finished, leading to a “performance cliff”. The root cause of this issue lies in how V8 handles object property removal. … Read more