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2011-03-09 (Wednesday)

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  1. 5.1 Reference Manual :: 4.5.1.6 mysql Tips | MySQL - Using the —safe-updates Option

    Stops you doing updates and deletes on the entire database, generally by accident. —i-am-a-dummy is a synonym. (via blech)

  2. Welcome to the Real Time Club

    “Founded in 1967, the Real Time Club is believed to be the world’s oldest IT dining Club.” (via Haddock)

  3. PHP mcrypt in Snow Leopard with Homebrew

    I’m increasingly finding descriptions of how to do this kind of vaguely impenetrable techy thing which Just Work. Lovely.

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  • philgyford’s avatar

    Another cheer for the uncloaking of @yo_stellar which is very nice. Simple and just does the job of showing you good things.

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    Today I have been shaving one yak after another, but leaving them all half-shorn and bad-tempered.

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    WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE not SLOGANS! Oh.

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    @pixellent LOVE NOT HATE!

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    GOOD NOT BAD! YES NOT NO! UP NOT DOWN! SLOGANS NOT SUBSTANTIAL WELL-ARGUED POSITIONS!

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    @matlock @danhon KNOTS not SNOT!

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    @danhon Oh, that’s easy, I can get behind that one! @danhon for president!

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    Can we have laptops *and* looms, bandwidth *and* railways? Doesn’t seem like much to ask. There’s nothing like random, meaningless slogans.

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    @tomtaylor Wow, it’s like people are competing to find the topics least suited for discussion in 140 characters.