Some time last year I was approached by a friend of mine, who had just started a charity, for some help on a website. At that point they had nothing, but needed to get a portal out to the world to showcase their work. Normally I would not just give something, because I believe that a lot of people take advantage of charity, and become lazy. The proof is standing at just about every traffic light in Joburg.
Author: Baldy
The basics of copy & paste
A popular motivational speaker addressing his audience said: “The best years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman who wasn’t my wife!” The audience was in silence and shock. The speaker added: “And that woman was my mother!”
Laughter and Applause
SQL – IN vs JOIN
I read a rant article the other day (I will update the link here as soon as I find it again) where the author was absolutely shooting down the use of the IN statement in queries, and proposing you rather use a JOIN and then compare fields in the WHERE clause.
Condom shortage in New Zealand
Helen Clarke, Prime Minister of New Zealand, is rudely awoken at 4 am by the telephone.
'Helen, it's the Health Minister here. Sorry to bother you at this hour but there is an emergency! I've just received word that the Durex factory in Auckland has burned to the ground. It is estimated the entire New Zealand supply of condoms will be gone by the end of the week.!!!'
Braai Etiket
FOKUS MENSE, FOKUS!
1. Doen so bietjie moeite met jou aankoop van jou vleis. ‘n Braai is ‘n ernstige ding, benader dus jou aankope ook so. In die ou dae was jou slagter amper familie. Jy het hom immers meer gesien as jou dokter.
Deesdae is dinge soveel makliker en onpersoonlik. Rakke het gesigte vervang met die gevolg dat die jonger geslag onbekend geraak het oor wat nou eintlik goeie vleis is. As ‘n ding goed verpak is dan lyk hy mos gaaf genoeg om te braai. Kak man! So, as jy nie vleis ken nie, vra
jou slagter.
Focused learning – My topics for the next few months
So, as promised, I've decided on the 5 topics I'll be focusing on for the next few months.
I'll start with the career based topics first:
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The internet’s impact on gaining knowledge
I have realised in the last few months that the way that I gain knowledge has changed a lot since I started my career.