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@ David
2025-06-18 12:18:55
#realy #devstr #progressreport
i'm having a bit of a struggle with the massive amount of code i wrote to implement the database on my new total rewrite of realy's database engine.
i've managed to implement a fully functional search for kinds now, including a sorted and size limited count of results, but i have a dozen other functions to implement and it's quite daunting.
i'm also kinda struggling with envisioning how i can use this to implement a serious business project. i know once i complete the task, it will be a fast and useful relay implementation, augmented with a bunch of extra indexes that can do searches that currently no other relay can provide. but the complexity. aaargh.
just need to plug on tho. having the tech built will lead to a place where i can focus on business use cases more than having my brain flooded with complexity.
for now, i just need to break down the complexity and get through these one at a time.
there is more than a dozen different search methods, and they break down into three main parts, the time windows, the combinations of fields they search on, and the inherent separation of the main metadata fields and the tags, which are a whole set of factors. i'm implementing them as a search-intersection-sort-trim process.
gonna dig into it though.
on a side topic, i have realised that i need to set clearer limits on my consumption of alcohol. i had previously had a routine of throwing 350ml of vodka into a mix but i've toned that down to 175ml and i feel much better after that much only, like i can maybe even still function the rest of the day, and probably it will greatly reduce the problems from dehydration that i've been getting. i have had to rule wine, ciders and beers out of my routine altogether, and i think at this limit of daily consumption i may actually be able to get work done while feeling a lot more chilled. probably i'd be better off taking 5mg of diazepam than this. but a general pattern is that i've been reacting to do today, what is consequential to yesterday, and overdoing it and getting allergic and kidney stress from those three now forbidden forms of alcohol, will help a lot.
when i calculate that 175ml of Absolut and a litre of milk works out to only 6 euros a day, this is a major improvement in my capital burn rate, and if it also improves my total hours possible of work, then it's a total win.
it's easy for me to get frustrated at all this because a gram of hash a day works out to the same cost (as per amsterdam hash prices) but with none of the bad consequences. but i can't get a bead on that and haven't got the will to do the networking to chase down the supply, i simply know it's out there, which is a tease.
stopping completely is not an option, unfortunately. it takes a week for all the biochemistry to settle and in the meantime i'm useless, depressed and weak. moderation seems to work better.
time to finish debugging all these search functions.