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Alec Clews

Alec Clews

Indie software consultant, old school software guy, wannabe Gen-Y kid and atheist. Talk to me in identi.ca
Linux Users of Victoria on blip.tv - http://lu-vic.blip.tv/
I'm at the J Squire brewhouse in !MEL docklands. It's beer time! Yuppee
#Gwibber will not let me enter posts. I configured the accounts to post, but no text entry box appears :-(
@dryfter I assume that building SQL indexes based on regex would be a *really* bad idea
@Steve_Hayes That took me where I needed to go (i.e. Stephen Covey's web site). Thanks
Answer to previous question is that #Oracle SQL function REGEXP_INSTR works in WHERE clause (NB Returns 0 when match fails, not null value)
Delighted to discover that #Oracle SQL has a REGEXP_INSTR function, saves me writing #Perl this time i think
Teach Your Boss to be Agile with a Social Contract – Guest Post by Alan Atlas « The Agile Executive - http://theagileexecutive.com/2009...
I assume #oracle REGEXP_INSTR function can be used in SQL where clause?
@steve_hayes Favour plse? Quote you use about not being responsible for what happens to use, but being responsible for our reaction? thks
Listning to @skud keynote at #apachecon (via video). Must encourage my daughter more in tech
Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog - http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/
a place where Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Feminism are Answered. - Alec Clews
Ha Ha! Looks like Telstra's new head of media has had their twitter account cracked (or they are sending me spam)
alecthegeek started following samv - http://github.com/samv
alecthegeek created branch AC_updates_notes_1 at alecthegeek/iizip - http://github.com/alecthe...
Sorry to drag up probably old news for most geeks, but wtf was Intel thinking? "Intel in threats and bribery suit" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2...
@pjf Given Ch 31 apparent guilt in launching Rove McManus and Hamish Blake perhaps they should be closed instead?
alecthegeek forked benbalbo/iizip - http://github.com/alecthe...
alecthegeek started following benbalbo - http://github.com/benbalbo
Windows using (Y bother with anything else?) colleague has dumped #Windows7 as crap & is raving about !Ubuntu !Linux on his netbook! #linux
@dryfter #Karmic Netbook edition works well in 1024x600
@cafuego I can see both repos
alecthegeek updated gist: 226499 - http://gist.github.com/226499
alecthegeek forked gist: 226499 - http://gist.github.com/226499
alecthegeek started following cafuego - http://github.com/cafuego
r/t @jeremyvisser The only thing IE is good for: downloading Firefox.
Thanks to LInux Users VIctoria for chance to present on Git last night. Slides and scripts online in 48 hours #LUV !MEL #Git !Git !LUV
alecthegeek created branch master at alecthegeek/demoGit - http://github.com/alecthe...
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