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Here is the necessary sql to create a user and database of the same name. Note to my future self.
CREATE USER ‘username’@'%’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘password’;
GRANT USAGE ON * . * TO ‘username’@'%’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘password’ WITH MAX_QUERIES_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_UPDATES_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_USER_CONNECTIONS 0 ;
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `username` ;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `username` [...]

The Chopsticks Nemisis

In: Geek, Interesting, Random

It was a good dinner in the company of good friends. Lots of catching up and some alcohol to go along.
Till a almost mathematically perfect piece of honeydew was presented on my plate. It was shaped like a pyramid. Not those with a square base that housed mummies. The pyramid shaped honeydew had a triangular [...]

Playing with QR Codes

In: Geek, Interesting

QR Code from Google Charts API

The Blog Post on BarCampSg4

In: Events, Geek, Interesting, Singapore

Experience from Barcampsg4.

Beer Servers Anyone?

In: Geek, Interesting

Singtel have a beer themed server naming convention: Sake, Kirin, Budeweiser, Beck

Of Google Chrome Frame

In: Geek, News

Google Chrome Frame is an open source plug-in that brings HTML5 and other open web technologies to Internet Explorer. But it does not remove the existence of IE6.

Check for Empty Array Element in Python

In: Geek, Python

Check for Empty Array Element in Python

Geek Chat: Of Programming Languages

In: Geek, Startup

Met up with Sau Sheong over coffee during a weekday evening. I have been following him on his blog and twitter since meeting him last year at a Yahoo developers event. Much have changed since then.
It was interesting to know that Sau Sheong is into consulting startup, putting his knowledge and experience into good use.  [...]

Zero to Hero in 1 Minute

In: Geek, Interesting, Random, Singapore

How to get from Zero to Hero? Well according to gothere.sg, it will take only 1 minute and it is free. And it should take place somewhere in Loyang.

Chris Anderson Free Book

In: Geek, Interesting, Startup

Free book and free audio book by Chris Anderson. Manage for Abundance. Free.

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ThinkingNectar talks about the interest of Chin Yong, a PHP/Python/Web developer residing in Singapore. Life, society, and codes should entails most of what goes between the ears of this coffee drinker.

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