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Backup

Back up after days of deliberations and things and things. The hardest part was actually deciding to go forward or wait for data to come back from Alfons’ server. I’ll end up reimporting that data: most likely I have to … Continue reading

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Hello world!

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Datestamps, please.

Here is a tip for those aspiring web developers who think that they know it all after they have managed to create a ‘database-driven’ web application: Always add a field to important tables that shows when specific items (or rows) … Continue reading

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Fascinating

Come to think of it, I posted two links today that are tied together in a way but are completely different immigration cases: first of all, Sanja Pecelj returned yesterday from Mexico. After a long Immigration struggle she got her … Continue reading

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Left Outer Joins

More database stuff: the most exciting stuff of databases is actually analyzing the data afterwards (after the regular integrity checks, naturally). It’s a goldmine, except for that you need to know how to actually capture that data. Here’s a tip … Continue reading

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Databeast and time

Earlier this week, I thought I had made a crucial mistake when I was testing a couple of new and existing reports on my Debian database server (at home). For some kind of reason, firing up a query that returns … Continue reading

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Juan *did* visit Truro

Juan did visit Truro, and as a result Arthur and Gayle still have no power. That’s why this blog is quieter than usual. Arthur will be back. Posted by alfons.

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