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  • This script will backup your mysql DB using mysqldump, but because mysql dump locks the entire DB, this script only backs up one table at a time, thus only locking one table at a time.   #!/bin/sh # System + MySQL backup script # Copyright (c) 2008 Marchost # This script is licensed under GNU GPL version

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  • I was shocked to discover at my new gig that the database password that Tomcat loaded up into JNDI were not encrypted on the live site.  I was even more shocked that Tomcat does not provide a quick fix for this. So here’s mine.  Encode the password in your text file, and figure out where

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  • Here’s my problem.  I’m making the following SQL call from my application: select a.*, b.* from foo a, bar b where a.[column]= b.[column] I don’t know on the application end what fields are in what table, and I don’t know what field the join will be on — that’s all dynamic. I need to know

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  • SELECT CONCAT(TABLE_NAME,’.’,COLUMN_NAME) FROM information_schema.COLUMNS where TABLE_SCHEMA=’foo’ and TABLE_NAME like ‘USER%’

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  • I’ve been thinking about the Texas School Board flap, and I’ve decided that

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  • double click on a word to highlight it.  Shift+F3 capitalizes the first letter.  Shift+F3 again capitalizes the whole word.  Shift+F3 a third time lower cases the word.  Probably should make a macro for this in Intellij…

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  • Didn’t sleep much last night.  I’ve been thinking recently about citizens using government to absolve them of their social contract towards their neighbors. I happened to be watching Silverado last night, a damn fine western.  At one point in the film there is a fire, and the townspeople ALL pitch in.  In small municipalities you

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  • Below are the Massachusetts semi-finalists for this years James Beard Awards I’m going to try to hit every one this year. I’m especially surprised that there are 2 such great restaurants on Nantucket. I’ll come back and edit this post with reviews. CHEFRESTAURANTCITY Ana SortunOleanaCambridge Will GilsonGarden at the CellarCambridge Maura KilpatrickSofra Bakery and CafeCambridge

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  • A guy over on Sportsdot has a theory that in almost every fantasy football league the person who drafted 3rd took LaDanian and will soon be in the playoffs, and everyone who drafted 2nd took Sean Alexander, and is now eliminated from the playoffs. He’s accumulating data, so your $0.02 will helpread more | digg story

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