Monthly Archives: September 2004

MySQL Truncate slow performance problems

Posted on September 29, 2004 by

I was having problems with a MySQL TRUNCATE taking a long time on a very large table (with foreign keys). I had thought that TRUNCATE ran more quickly than DELETE but, according to the MySQL manual, that isn’t the case … Continue reading →

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Restaurant review: Vic Naylor’s, Clerkenwell, London

Posted on September 26, 2004 by

Vic Naylor’s in Clerkenwell is one of a collection of reasonably up-market restaurants along St John Street. On entering the bar/restaurant one is struck by the effort that has been put into the interior, yet somehow it appears very natural. … Continue reading →

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Fantasy football league team

Posted on September 25, 2004 by

We’re at second in an office Telegraph’s fantasy football league at the moment, which is pretty good, but one of the directors is in the lead and apparently has won for the past two years. Our fantasy football team consists … Continue reading →

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Review of Yamaha Fazer FZ6 600

Posted on September 19, 2004 by

Having not ridden a motorbike for some 7 years I sat astride the Yamaha Fazer 600 with some trepidation. I had chosen the bike as it looked like it would have a reasonable amount of power to ‘break me in’ … Continue reading →

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Restaurant and pub review: The Duke of York, Clerkenwell

Posted on September 18, 2004 by

“The Duke” in Clerkenwell is hidden away down a back street (Roger Street) just off Theobalds Road and Grays Inn Road, London. Although the pub comes across as a ‘local boozer’, it’s clear from the thought that’s been put into … Continue reading →

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Honda VFR 800 review

Posted on September 17, 2004 by

I’ve ridden a few bikes over the past couple of years including a Yamaha Fazer 600, a Honda CB 500 and a CBR 600 (a few times now). I was really looking forward to trying out the VFR as I … Continue reading →

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Implementing Iterator in PHP 5

Posted on September 16, 2004 by

There’s a good article on sharepoint about implementing Iterator in PHP 5: http://www.sitepoint.com/article/php5-standard-library/1. I’ve used it a couple of times now and it’s a great way to treat objects as collections. More info about the Standard PHP Library can be … Continue reading →

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