Max Glenister

#database

3 posts across 2 categories

2026

  • What's the most popular number in Hacker News titles?

    Two consecutive titles on the HN front page yesterday had a 6 in them. This means nothing. But it’s the sort of nothing that lodges in your brain until you do something about it, so what is the most popular number in Hacker News titles?

    • 7 min read • 4 interactions

2013

  • Making Postgres work nicely on OS X Mountain Lion

    Postgres on OS X has been a pain in the ass for as long as I have had to use it. To start with, the version that comes with OS X is old, so I’ve always had to replace it with a better version.

    • 3 min read

2012

  • Installing MySQL on OS X Mountain Lion

    I was having some issues getting MySQL installed on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, and then I came across a useful article describing how to do it.

    • 1 min read