Sunday, 26 July 2009
We're all following our own paths while we are strolling Earth. Most are free to turn or go back whenever they want. Others are bound to tradition, habits or even forced to go down an unwanted, dark alley.
This is all going on pretty much at the same time, randomly in parallel. Lots of us cross at intersections, at turns or see each other from the opposite riverbank. We utter our helloes or just bypass. We meet friends, we bump into enemies. We write postcards or send emails to keep in touch with travelers going or staying.
At a certain point, however, we take a different pace, because suddenly we walk along side a special traveler. Someone going a similar route. You feel that whenever the other turns slightly away, you'll meet again a moment later. You found yourself a companion going beside you. One falls, the other helps. You cry and you laugh; agree and disagree. Sometimes you'll find a sea between the both of you, but your journey will always bring you back together.
I have found this companion.
This is all going on pretty much at the same time, randomly in parallel. Lots of us cross at intersections, at turns or see each other from the opposite riverbank. We utter our helloes or just bypass. We meet friends, we bump into enemies. We write postcards or send emails to keep in touch with travelers going or staying.
At a certain point, however, we take a different pace, because suddenly we walk along side a special traveler. Someone going a similar route. You feel that whenever the other turns slightly away, you'll meet again a moment later. You found yourself a companion going beside you. One falls, the other helps. You cry and you laugh; agree and disagree. Sometimes you'll find a sea between the both of you, but your journey will always bring you back together.
I have found this companion.
Friday, 24 July 2009
.. DOWNLOAD IT ALL READY!
Come on! It's ready for download, so if dev.mysql.com is up, first thing you do? Yes, that's right: download the manual!
I have my copy incase I'm offline, on a train, or just on a UMTS connection where I have to save on bytes. Searching is a pain, but at least I manage.
Offline! Think Offline! And think that you, at your desk, can be offline as well, alone, with your precious machines. If you are a DBA, and have a clue, download it!
Enough ranting. I'll probably get bad notes with this post.. but djee.. Now back to my chicken which is cooking in the oven!
Come on! It's ready for download, so if dev.mysql.com is up, first thing you do? Yes, that's right: download the manual!
I have my copy incase I'm offline, on a train, or just on a UMTS connection where I have to save on bytes. Searching is a pain, but at least I manage.
Offline! Think Offline! And think that you, at your desk, can be offline as well, alone, with your precious machines. If you are a DBA, and have a clue, download it!
Enough ranting. I'll probably get bad notes with this post.. but djee.. Now back to my chicken which is cooking in the oven!
Monday, 20 July 2009
19:44 and the days are getting noticeably shorter. I stopped reading five minutes ago and been looking outside the room of my girlfriend's room. Kids are playing near a school, the streets are mildly busy with people rushing home. Looking at my phone I'm somehow getting worried. I know my girlfriend has to work late, but it's already later than that. I want to call her and ask if she's alright. Maybe she is already strolling along the river right now, I am reassuring myself, relaxing from a busy workday.
Should I really call her? Would it be silly to just check on her? Maybe I'll sound to much like a control-freak? Only a workday between us, and I miss her!
Almost 20:00, I call her: she is OK and will be home in like half an hour. Life's good!
Should I really call her? Would it be silly to just check on her? Maybe I'll sound to much like a control-freak? Only a workday between us, and I miss her!
Almost 20:00, I call her: she is OK and will be home in like half an hour. Life's good!
There are few mobile operators in Poland, but you got to watch a bit the prices and the bonuses you get. I went for Play Mobile (Polish only) for a 3G connection, and ERA (some English) for mobile phone (because my lovely girlfriend uses that).
Play has some decent pre-paid 'na Kartę' solutions and have good coverage (I think they use ERA?). You can buy a starter package for only 19 PLN (4.17 EUR) in lots of shops, for example in Kraków GSMCentral (maps). This 'Starter' gives you instant access and you pay 0.03 PLN (3gr or 0.006 EUR) for 100Kb traffic. Currently, there is a bonus of 1Gb on your first connect/reconnect. After this, you top it up for 50 PLN, for example, and get more than 4Gb, valid for 56 days.
The Play package comes with enough English instructions to get you going. The URLs, however, are all pointing to Polish websites and you'll need a Polish bank account for recharge it online. No worries, there are enough shops where you can buy the so called 'scratch cards' which has a code you need to send via SMS.
For Mac OS X users: I'm using a USB Modem Huawei sold by Play which is apparently not locked. Software installs, and connects right away. You don't really need the Play software, but it installs the modem driver. One problem with the Huawei stick is that it doesn't fit nice in my MacBook Air's USB.
It was quite a challenge to get information through Polish websites, and you got to be lucky bumping into people speaking English in shops, here in Kraków. However, Google Translate was a great help, as well as friends, colleagues, their contacts!
We work indeed from everywhere, 'here' at MySQL!
Play has some decent pre-paid 'na Kartę' solutions and have good coverage (I think they use ERA?). You can buy a starter package for only 19 PLN (4.17 EUR) in lots of shops, for example in Kraków GSMCentral (maps). This 'Starter' gives you instant access and you pay 0.03 PLN (3gr or 0.006 EUR) for 100Kb traffic. Currently, there is a bonus of 1Gb on your first connect/reconnect. After this, you top it up for 50 PLN, for example, and get more than 4Gb, valid for 56 days.
The Play package comes with enough English instructions to get you going. The URLs, however, are all pointing to Polish websites and you'll need a Polish bank account for recharge it online. No worries, there are enough shops where you can buy the so called 'scratch cards' which has a code you need to send via SMS.
For Mac OS X users: I'm using a USB Modem Huawei sold by Play which is apparently not locked. Software installs, and connects right away. You don't really need the Play software, but it installs the modem driver. One problem with the Huawei stick is that it doesn't fit nice in my MacBook Air's USB.
It was quite a challenge to get information through Polish websites, and you got to be lucky bumping into people speaking English in shops, here in Kraków. However, Google Translate was a great help, as well as friends, colleagues, their contacts!
We work indeed from everywhere, 'here' at MySQL!
Friday, 17 July 2009
There is a cool option for mysqlbinlog for disabling the binary log when doing recovery using binary logs, namely --disable-log-bin. How, one would think it is also avialable for something like mysqldump or even the mysql CLI? Nope.
There are various ways for doing this, here is one:
Obviously, bit pain for really big files, and when dumping to multiple files.
So what is your favorite way for disabling binary logging when restoring a MySQL dump?
There are various ways for doing this, here is one:
shell> (echo "SET SESSION SQL_LOG_BIN=0;"; cat dump.sql) > dump_nobinlog.sql
Obviously, bit pain for really big files, and when dumping to multiple files.
So what is your favorite way for disabling binary logging when restoring a MySQL dump?
Friday, 10 July 2009
This is probably a bit against business.. but it is frustrating living in Europe where one still has to do Roaming moving over a border. Why isn't it possible for Mobile operators to go EU wide? Whatever answer or excuse they have, there is probably just one reason: to suck money out of people.
Right now I am going to be active in 3 countries (Germany, Belgium and Poland), and I need 3 mobile contracts to get decently online. (Well, no contracts because of the even more maffia practice of 2 year contract minimum).
Very, very frustrating! And I'm sure the operational costs are not THAT big anymore seeing the number of people that are on those networks.
Right now I am going to be active in 3 countries (Germany, Belgium and Poland), and I need 3 mobile contracts to get decently online. (Well, no contracts because of the even more maffia practice of 2 year contract minimum).
Very, very frustrating! And I'm sure the operational costs are not THAT big anymore seeing the number of people that are on those networks.
Monday, 6 July 2009
If you help a snail crossing a road, make sure you put it on the side which it is crowling to.
The 35th edition of Rock Wechter 2009 (Belgian 'rock' festival) is over. It was good, great weather and great organization, but I heard often the remark that the line-up was a bit poor this year.
Simplify. My two highlights of Rock Werchter were Rodrigo y Gabriela and Seasick Steve. Rodrigo y Gabriela did it with only two guitars and no singing; Seasick Steve with a 3-string 'piece of shit', some other weird instruments and actually great singing. It's surprising that such bands, with quite a simple setup and show, can do such great things and entertain lots of people.
Renew. Some bands performed better than previous editions. Placebo for example was, in my opinion, much better than few years ago. Everyone says the change of drummer did good, well, indeed! Same goes for The Killers: they gave a good show and was for me more enjoyable. Kaiser Chiefs, 4th time in a row on the main stage, were still great! Ricky lost weight, and their new songs on the newest album are much harder (I dubbed the festival Rock Kaiser Chiefs). Change is good from time to time.
Headliners. Thursday: Oasis.. booooring. Friday: Coldplay was of course fantastic! You should see them live if you can! Saturday: Kings of Leon, and I had no idea they had so much hits! Not much of a show, but it was indeed a great moment! On Sunday Metallica finished, and I must say that they sounded better than 2 years ago though we didn't watch until the end.
Other stuff I liked. Dave Matthews Band, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nine Inch Nails (farewell?), Elbow, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and.. well, I missed the Eagles of Death Metal..
Till next year!
(More photos on Flickr.)
Simplify. My two highlights of Rock Werchter were Rodrigo y Gabriela and Seasick Steve. Rodrigo y Gabriela did it with only two guitars and no singing; Seasick Steve with a 3-string 'piece of shit', some other weird instruments and actually great singing. It's surprising that such bands, with quite a simple setup and show, can do such great things and entertain lots of people.
Renew. Some bands performed better than previous editions. Placebo for example was, in my opinion, much better than few years ago. Everyone says the change of drummer did good, well, indeed! Same goes for The Killers: they gave a good show and was for me more enjoyable. Kaiser Chiefs, 4th time in a row on the main stage, were still great! Ricky lost weight, and their new songs on the newest album are much harder (I dubbed the festival Rock Kaiser Chiefs). Change is good from time to time.
Headliners. Thursday: Oasis.. booooring. Friday: Coldplay was of course fantastic! You should see them live if you can! Saturday: Kings of Leon, and I had no idea they had so much hits! Not much of a show, but it was indeed a great moment! On Sunday Metallica finished, and I must say that they sounded better than 2 years ago though we didn't watch until the end.
Other stuff I liked. Dave Matthews Band, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nine Inch Nails (farewell?), Elbow, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and.. well, I missed the Eagles of Death Metal..
Till next year!
(More photos on Flickr.)
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