Richard Wallman - a MySQL® DBA (database administrator)

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@thePolishJack You have to send the cleartext password to MySQL & hashing function is quite simple - better to use strong hash at app level
(2012-02-04 19:14:15)

@moreati Ohf va gur jnl,arire fnj uvz uvg,jvgarffrf nyy jnyxrq njnl?!Zbyyl nofrag sebz yno-cercnevat fhofg obql?I. pbairavrag ybp
(2012-01-18 15:54:12)

Totally failed to get to @techwednesday today :( Will have to go into hiding just before the next one so I don't miss out again!
(2012-01-18 13:06:08)

I'm not sure what's worse - that people post this, or people will take it: http://t.co/CnP2rLHA $300 per month for 8 hrs/day, 6 days/week?
(2012-01-17 09:34:05)

Groovy - completed self assessment, and I owe HMR&C 80 pence. I wonder to whom I submit the invoice for my time - would make a tidy profit
(2012-01-14 21:22:17)

Trying to decide between Evernote and Springpad - EN has rich text notes, but UI feels clunky. Easier to find stuff in SP, but no rich text.
(2012-01-11 20:02:22)

@hydrahack Would love to, but it's at a bad time for me - rush hour traffic to get into Brum, rush back out for regular US client meeting
(2012-01-11 10:45:56)

http://t.co/vc4JLqKy Hello Dillon :) For a new project (esp. for startups) the most popular method appears to be identifying the MVP...
(2012-01-06 12:28:22)

While the upcoming release of Raspberry Pi is exciting, I can see the scalpers buying all of the first batch to resell on auction sites :(
(2011-12-24 15:05:08)

RT @MikeBoxwell: "Oh great... Now I've seen everything. Somebody has just handed me a photocopy of a Kindle book page..." #lol #DRM #fail
(2011-12-22 08:25:20)

Yet another style update!

Posted on 2011-12-16 @ 15:33:01

Yes, I know it's been a long, long time, but I've finally got round to dragging this site out of the 90s and look not quite so eye-wateringly bad.

Now all I need to do is spend more time working on content! If you have any suggestions for artic... (read more...)

New site uploaded

Posted on 2010-08-27 @ 09:12:21

I've finally managed to get this updated website online - been busy with lots of work, plus been struggling getting the CSS right in the major browsers. Now that the baseline is done, hopefully I can keep this site update!