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By ReallyEvilCanine (Mon Jul 07, 2008 at 04:08:38 AM EST) A Day in the Life, SQL, DBA, training, Oracle, shit coffay, WTF, pie (all tags)
Training III: An Open Letter to Oracle

Dear Oracle,

Classroom training's cool. The free lunch isn't too bad either (for fans of MSG anyway). A week away from my normal hell is also pretty fucking sweet. So please don't take this the wrong way...

Squishy German candy poll!
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By ReallyEvilCanine (Thu May 29, 2008 at 04:46:55 AM EST) A Day in the Life, SQL, AZERTY, DROP, nimrod, pie (all tags) (all tags)
Shifty

I have a German keyboard and I like it a lot (though it'd be better if it was a clicky Type-M "buckling spring" board). I have a Type-M but it's US-American and is missing the key between the left shift and the Y (that's a Z to you QWERTY people). Ever since I first sat in front of a German keyboard all those years ago, I have preferred the layout for everything except when I need curly braces and square brackets. Thankfully I code very little. I've also since added many more characters with the Keyboard Layout Creator.

That key down on the left is a "less-than" in its normal state, a "greater-than" when shifted, and a "pipe" when combined with the AltGr (right-alt). It's great for HTML, but occasionally it's possible to enter the angle bracket in the wrong direction. This isn't usually a problem. Not usually.

Poll: keyboards
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Print Story Modest Effects with SVG, version 4.0
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By NoMoreNicksLeft (Fri Apr 28, 2006 at 03:39:16 PM EST) svg, javascript, 3d, database, sql, blender (all tags)
The latest of my SVG applets is functional, but not complete.
(potentially not safe for work, anatomically correct male 3d model in non-lewd pose)

You can draw on the surface of the model with either the point or rectangle tools.


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Print Story Modest 3D effects with SVG, version 3.1
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By NoMoreNicksLeft (Sat Apr 22, 2006 at 05:49:15 PM EST) svg, javascript, 3d, database, sql, matrix algebra (all tags)
The basic SVG 3d applet is nearly complete. (Safe for work)

Scaling was finished awhile ago, though technically I am resizing, since scaling implies something done in funky 3d math. When you drag, it just adjusts the 4 corners' 3d coordinates. (Which is good, because this is easier to directly translate to size).


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Print Story Modest 3D effects with SVG, version 3.0
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By NoMoreNicksLeft (Sat Mar 18, 2006 at 05:06:09 PM EST) svg, javascript, FACS, facial expression, database, sql (all tags)
I've been tinkering with a new SVG applet. Pretty ugly eh?

(Instructions: scroll down to the slider widget, and use it.)


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Print Story Just what porn would you rather not see, if you had a choice in the matter?
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By NoMoreNicksLeft (Sat Feb 11, 2006 at 07:43:50 AM EST) porn, database, sql (all tags)
Mind you, to whatever extent it is possible, most of us have been innoculated against goatse itself. But there's still alot of crap out there that would make me personally claw my eyes out...

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