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Tag: databases

  • Screenshot of a gov.uk web page, showing the error "You cannot add this vehicle to your account. DVLA cannot match your details to the registered keeper details on the V5C (logbook) for the vehicle DQ26 ABC"

    It took 13 years to notice my invalid vehicle registration certificate!

    Thirteen years ago, it seems, a DVLA form processor decided that my name must have been a company name, and incorrectly registered my car's keeper as being a non-existent company imagined to share my name. And I only just found out.

    Read more - about 5 minutes (1082 words)

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    • posted 2 September, 2026
  • OMG VaultPress Jetpack Backup to the rescue.

    One of the best Internet people drew me a picture and when I replied to it, it got scrambled. 😱

    But even though I had to modify core WordPress columns to store drawings, the backup respected that and I was able to restore it.

    I used to pay for VaultPress. Nowadays I get it for free as one of the many awesome perks of my job. But I'd probably still pay for it because it's a lifesaver.

    • Note
    • posted 25 August, 2024
  • SQLite Code Of Ethics (formerly Code of Conduct)

    ...

    Attribute to God, and not to self, whatever good you see in yourself.
    Recognize always that evil is your own doing, and to impute it to yourself.
    Fear the Day of Judgment.
    Be in dread of hell.

    ...

    SQLite
    In an age when more and more open-source projects are …

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    • posted 23 October, 2018
  • Why You Should Never Use MongoDB

    Disclaimer: I do not build database engines. I build web applications. I run 4-6 different projects every year, so I build a lot of web applications. I see apps with different requirements and different data storage needs. I’ve deployed most of the data stores you’ve heard about, and a few that you probably haven’t. I’ve picked the wrong…

    …

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    • posted 12 November, 2013
  • Bovini: A Week Well-Spent

    It's been a busy week. I've spent a lot of my time at the office, trying to get the replication model for Bovini working - causing much stress as it failed time and time again. For those of you without a grounding in computer science theory, replication is the art of making data be identical …

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    • posted 5 September, 2003

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