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For optimisation purposes you have decided to create a new field in a table, and that field needs to contain a computed value of rows from another table. Say that your first table will contain the maximum date from the second table, and that ... (more)
This is a feed of everything I'm interested in, filtered and categorised according to my choices. Channels: Twitter (multiple accounts) Facebook groups Facebook pages Google+ LinkedIn Flickr Youtube Website RSS Webpage updates ... (more)
1000L is a lot of heating oil, right? So how long do you make it last? Let everyone know by completing the "Buying Oil" survey on the right. Here's what other people have already said: (more)
I bought a Trelock D-lock in the mid-90's, and it has performed flawlessly for the last 12 years or so. Just recently the bike bracket failed on a particularly bumpy lane, dropping the lock onto the ground. The lock was fine, but the bracket ... (more)
This looks interesting: A Google Maps API class for PHP. The example certainly seems to be exactly what you'd want from such a class. (more)
Apparently Tombola games are an Italian invention (some history). I never encountered them until I came to Britain, and it could even be that they are a European only custom. I struggled to understand them at all until I joined a preschool ... (more)
This was an amazing event, organised by Activating CIC and involving lots of willing volunteers - notably Neil Turner and his young family! One highlight of the day was the appearance of cycling superstar, Graeme Obree. He was very perceptive ... (more)
Here are my photos from the 2023 edition of ToC! Great to catch up with Anna and Wayne (founders of Rehook) before the start. (more)
I found this garish window sticker recently, buried amongst a few papers I'd gathered when I used to work at Marconi Communications (formerly GEC) in Nottingham. We were given these in 1999 to remind us that the dreaded year 2000 was approaching ... (more)
In the heart of the market town of North Walsham, the church has a collapsed tower (due to subsidence). (more)