[ed0]

Yeah, but sometimes "saving some bits" is really important. It's also really inconvenient to work with UUIDS, like in writing SQL queries etc. The solution these guys came up with obviously works for them.

[wtbob]

> It's also really inconvenient to work with UUIDS, like in writing SQL queries etc.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/datatype-uuid.html makes it look pretty easy…

[scardine]

Precisely the argument from Dilbert's Y2K episode: http://www.tv.com/shows/dilbert/y2k-12015/

[lmm]

How are these eager.io IDs any easier to work with in SQL queries etc.?