Comments on: 15 Absurdly Expensive Things You Can Buy on Amazon.com http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/ Help for the listless (and the senseless) Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:04:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: bailey http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/comment-page-1/#comment-89895 bailey Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:46:51 +0000 http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/#comment-89895 <p>an i pod/i phone 4</p> an i pod/i phone 4

]]> By: r3tr0.net http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/comment-page-1/#comment-9769 r3tr0.net Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:25:58 +0000 http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/#comment-9769 <p>[...] 15 ABSURDLY expensive things you can buy on Amazon. When I first read the word absurd I didn’t quite believe it, but how do some earrings for $227k sound? [...]</p> [...] 15 ABSURDLY expensive things you can buy on Amazon. When I first read the word absurd I didn’t quite believe it, but how do some earrings for $227k sound? [...]

]]> By: Joe Kissell http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/comment-page-1/#comment-7746 Joe Kissell Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:24:09 +0000 http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/#comment-7746 <p>squatch: Thanks for pointing that out. It looks like you still get the high prices on the Ace Hardware Outlet page, and if you click any of the individual items from that page, but if you go to some of the items' pages directly, you get correct prices. Weird.</p> <p>gozino: Thanks!</p> <p>David, Sean, and other database enthusiasts: I mentioned MySQL merely to show the price contrast. I happen to think it's a pretty solid database, especially now that it passes the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACID" rel="nofollow">ACID</a> test, but I've never tried building a multimillion-dollar ecommerce site with it, either.</p> squatch: Thanks for pointing that out. It looks like you still get the high prices on the Ace Hardware Outlet page, and if you click any of the individual items from that page, but if you go to some of the items’ pages directly, you get correct prices. Weird.

gozino: Thanks!

David, Sean, and other database enthusiasts: I mentioned MySQL merely to show the price contrast. I happen to think it’s a pretty solid database, especially now that it passes the ACID test, but I’ve never tried building a multimillion-dollar ecommerce site with it, either.

]]> By: Sean O'Donnell http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/comment-page-1/#comment-7705 Sean O'Donnell Sat, 17 Feb 2007 07:20:36 +0000 http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/#comment-7705 <p>Your Database prof has not been in the real world in a very long time. I have used every database you mention, and except for very large clusters MySQL and Postgres tend to be the best solution. And why the hell would 'dealing with credit cards' matter? Data is data.</p> Your Database prof has not been in the real world in a very long time. I have used every database you mention, and except for very large clusters MySQL and Postgres tend to be the best solution. And why the hell would ‘dealing with credit cards’ matter? Data is data.

]]> By: David http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/comment-page-1/#comment-7700 David Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:36:40 +0000 http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/#comment-7700 <p>MySQL is actually a lot weaker than something like MS SQL Server. My database prof told us that MySQL is good for small hacks, but when you start dealing with credit cards you want to stay away from it. PostgreSQL might be a bit better, but they are still on opposite extremes with Oracle, DB2, and MS SQL. But nice list! I never knew people would buy such expensive items on Amazon.</p> MySQL is actually a lot weaker than something like MS SQL Server. My database prof told us that MySQL is good for small hacks, but when you start dealing with credit cards you want to stay away from it. PostgreSQL might be a bit better, but they are still on opposite extremes with Oracle, DB2, and MS SQL. But nice list! I never knew people would buy such expensive items on Amazon.

]]> By: gozino http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/comment-page-1/#comment-7662 gozino Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:30:40 +0000 http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/#comment-7662 <p>This list is really cool!</p> This list is really cool!

]]> By: squatch http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/comment-page-1/#comment-7659 squatch Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:49:23 +0000 http://senselist.com/2007/02/15/15-absurdly-expensive-things-you-can-buy-on-amazoncom/#comment-7659 <p>the gloves and pocket knife are still expensive, but the other prices have been corrected</p> the gloves and pocket knife are still expensive, but the other prices have been corrected

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