Pavan Deolasee

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[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

@Lenskart_com You have my specs for past one week for a simple repair. You don’t honor the time commitment and have really zero interest in after sales support. That’s never a good sign! Cc: @peyushbansal you should know this better than anyone.

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

@kshashi Also, if they have cloned Postgres, they are not the first one to do so. Postgres's licence is very liberal and allows that. Usually, companies add significant value to the cloned product though, to make it worthwhile.

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

@kshashi It's very difficult to tell based on the available info. What I can say is that IITM Pravartak is doing interesting stuff in Postgres domain (they were a sponsor and had talks at our Postgres conference last year).

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

@1kunalbahl Maybe we will now build roads and create urban infrastructure for these 400k talented individuals. Let’s ensure they don’t miss anything american when they come home!

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

@amitabhk87 Yeah, let’s now just build the roads in our cities so that these additional 400k engineers can commute to the work.

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

@airindia We spent 2 hours on this drama and were the last ones to board the flight.. not a business class experience my family members were expecting.

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

Some things never improve.. @airindia is definitely one of those! Worst start to a business class journey that we were all looking forward to!

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

@airindia On top of that the Air India staff has spoken in racist language to me. The staff thinks that “Indians” don’t want to pay and expect “complementary” upgrades, when I have already paid good INR 5L on upgrades for my family

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

@airindia There are multiple things going on.. I am at the gate A3 at JFK waiting for JFK - DEL flight. I have paid for upgrade from Premium Economy to Business. But now they are refusing the upgrade at the gate and asking me to pay additional $650

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

@kshashi Some banks (don’t remember Axis or HDFC) automatically refund any excess on the card, after a month or so

[PostgreSQL India @PGConfIndia]

This year we will be giving out heavily discounted passes to students, for them to learn about @PostgreSQL and database systems and network with industry leaders. If you're a student pursuing a relevant degree and would like to have a chance to procure a discounted ticket, please fill up the Google form and ensure proper student ID is provided for verification.
https://t.co/EUTfRfvey4

The student discounted price for the 2-day conference pass will be Rs 2000 plus taxes/charges. This includes access to all the conference sessions on March 6th and March 7th 2025 (except the trainings on March 5th 2025) and lunches on both days. Travel and lodging is NOT provided by the conference and must be arranged by the students on their own.

The organisers have the final right to issue or deny a pass. Limited student discounted passes are available and we may prioritise students pursuing relevant degrees and limit passes per college etc.

Kindly amplify and ensure it reaches the student community. #PostgreSQL

cc: @iitbombay @iitmadras @iiscbangalore @iitdelhi @IITKanpur @IITGuwahati @VNITN

[PostgreSQL India @PGConfIndia]

Registrations are now open for #PGConfIndia2025. Book your seat by taking advantage of #EarlyBird pricing. https://t.co/XNr4UactsW

@PostgreSQL #PostgreSQL.

Kindly retweet and amplify!

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

@ECISVEEP you should make voting easier not difficult for citizens. What’s the logic behind not allowing mobile phones near the polling booth? And if the rule makes sense, apply it equally every time, not at the whims of the local officer.

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

That’s a good read about how complex engineering can be, especially when you have hundreds of extensions relying on you. (BTW I so wish to have written this blog given I had the biggest head start into the problem 😊)

[Planet PostgreSQL @planetpostgres]

Craig Kerstiens (@craigkerstiens): A change to RelResultInfo - A Near Miss with Postgres 17.1 https://t.co/A8tCT0xgkg

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

@michaelfreedman @craigkerstiens @jessethanley That’s great to know. Our own PGD tests passed too. But I still raised it because it seemed like one of those issues which would only be seen on production systems 😊 Luckily Postgres’s extra memory allocation saved the day for everyone

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

@MartinArMarques @craigkerstiens Actually I caught it a bit too late 😊 I noticed it based on code reading and not because of some actual test failure. The commit was there since late September, so could have been caught and fixed much earlier (if to be caught by code reading)

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

@deepigoyal since you are open to new ideas, I also have one 😊

How about setting up Zomato Experience Centers? Kinda dummy restaurants without kitchens. Customers can order food from their favorite restaurants, enjoy ambience and get full service too.

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

Ordered something via @Flipkart after several months and the experience hasn’t improved at all. I am surprised they have managed to survive so long, given the unparalleled execution of their largest competitor. @flipkartsupport

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

Do confirm your sponsorship as soon as you can! Helps you and helps the conference too!

[PostgreSQL India @PGConfIndia]

We are accepting sponsorships starting today. In fact, we just received first confirmation for the top tier Diamond sponsorship (more later). When at the same level, your privileges may depend on the date of confirmation. So hurry and book your slot today! 😊

[Pavan Deolasee @pavanvd]

Who will stop this madness of loud music? I don’t think the law enforcement agencies want to act because surely they can hear it too and still don’t do anything about it.