June 4, 2007
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Here is a basic MySQL tip regarding application users: When building applications that use MySQL, it is a best practice to create a MySQL application user that is dedicated to your app and has privileges to access only the database … Continue reading
January 28, 2007
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Today I had my toothpaste confiscated from the airline security people as I went through. They said my toothpaste tube was too big. I pointed out that it was 90% empty, and only a few CCs of product remained in … Continue reading
May 29, 2006
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An interesting byproduct of a workaround I recently did to temporarily patch a buggy issue with downloading my email has resulted in a dramatic decrease in volume for spam coming in to my email account, and I like it. I’ve … Continue reading
March 30, 2006
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There is a new scam going around that targets music teachers. The assholes trawl Craigslist and other sites looking for independent private music teachers to rip off. Basically they pretend to be sending a child from another country to the … Continue reading
October 19, 2005
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I’ve been here the past couple of days at the Zend PHP conference in Burlingame. Quite a good show all around so far. This is the first event of a planned annual series, and from what I hear the attendance … Continue reading