I'm fighting to save the train service to Melksham - it's under threat at the very time that its use and the town are growing rapidly - a victim of a complex set of artificial circumstances and decisions that defy logic taken afar.
As part of the my campaign, I am suggesting that a reliable hourl ....
Has your life been changed by a chance comment or apparently casual comment? Did you realise the possible consequences of the comment at the time?
"Can Lisa come along too"
By a friend asking if her chum Lisa could come along on a boat trip. Lisa and I are now married.
"Do you know of an Intern ....
Choosing a name for your home? Or for your child or cat? It never ceases to amaze me how some people come up with words / names that aren't entirely appropriate - names that describe the current situation with accuracy but which - with just a moment's thought - they must realise will get outdated. ....
I'll admit it - I had put off the renewal of my passport for too long as Christmas seemed a long way ahead but the adverts have started to appear on the TV, the first snow of the winter appear on the roads, and Wessex Trains have emailed me about three "Santa Specials". Yikes - I had better get my ....
If there's a 1 in 5 (20%) chance of it being a dry day at the moment, a 20% chance of it not being freezing cold, and a 20% chance of me having a day that I'm not training or otherwise involved, then it follows (since the conditions aren't related) that there's just a 1 in 125 or less that 1% chance ....
"Do you answer questions from ANYONE on your Opentalk forum, or just from people you've trained" ... Asked by a delegate on last Friday's MySQL course.
I answer good questions from anyone. Questions from people who've been on courses tend to be excellent questions - on topic, not easily resolved b ....
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Flashbulb moments - facts that ....
What a mad start to December! Life seems to be spinning faster rather than slower and I sit here at % O'clock in the evening thinking " I haven't even written the Mouth yet". On one hand tired from the day and looking just to collapse and on the other hand exhilarated.
Three courses this week; a ....
MySQL tables can be joined using two different syntaxes - one that simply lists the tables to be joined and then uses a where clause to select how the join is done, and the second using an explicit join keyword. Here's an example of both syntaxes in use, linking a table of estate agents (realtors) ....
"If you were to start a new business in the county (Wiltshire), what would it be and why?". The question was asked of me yesterday evening by the reporter from the local newspaper who was interviewing me for a piece that's probably published on Friday ...
I paused.
We are actually going to be la ....