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2008-11-20 (Thursday)

Writing

  1. DBD::mysql on Leopard with _mysql_init errors

    I had problems getting the perl DBD::mysql module working. Here’s how I made it happy.

    • 2 comments

  2. Wholly deserved demise

    John Sergeant quitting ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is the main news in the UK today. Save us.

    • 4 comments

Photos

  1. UK news, 20th Nov 2008

Links

  1. Digital Pianos UK Piano Page Forum Free Advice on Pianos.

    Another piano forum.

Tweets

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    Phil Gyford @philgyford • • #

    Upstairs. Noticed the computer downstairs was online. Wondered why. Realised it woke itself up to record 'The Daily Show'. Clever thing.

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    Phil Gyford @philgyford • • In reply to… • #

    @plasticbagUK I fear I'm way too locked in to actually make the switch -- many blogs and many, many templates -- but nngghhhh....

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    Phil Gyford @philgyford • • #

    Idly wondering about entirely ditching Movable Type for WordPress just so I never, ever have to wrestle with Perl again.

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    Phil Gyford @philgyford • • #

    How can it still be this hard to get DBD::mysql working on a Mac. "Symbol not found: _mysql_init" Why's it always so hard?

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    Phil Gyford @philgyford • • #

    Haven't felt 100% for a couple of weeks now: groggy with sore throat. DESPITE new shoes. Weird.