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DRBD and MySQL - An HA Match Made In Heaven

Presented by Sean Hull
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DRBD has grown in popularity as an excellent low-cost high availability solution for MySQL. It provides synchronous replication of your data without MySQL having to worry too much about the details. Combined with Linux Heartbeat, and you have automatic failover as well. By using this Operating System level replication, you avoid some of the problems of MySQL's statement based replication, data discrepencies between your nodes, and configuration file complexity. No more failing slave nodes!

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IE8 64-bit Windows 7 and the Mobile Code Bug (Part 2)

By William Stanek
Jan 01, 2010 | Comments: 0

William Stanek here, continuing to talk about a scripting/programming bug that was driving me absolutely bonkers. The code bug is this: Often when you visit web sites and are using Internet Explorer 8 on 64-bit Windows 7, you are redirected...

Four short links: 1 January 2010

By Nat Torkington
Jan 01, 2010 | Comments: 1

Measuring Type -- clever way to measure which font uses more ink. Vowpal Wabbit -- fast learning software from Yahoo! Research and Hunch. Code available in git. (via zecharia on Delicious) Literature Review on Indexing Time-Series Data -- a graduate student's research work included this literature review of papers on indexing time-series data. (via jpatanooga on Delicious) igraph --...

Commerce and the Wealth of Nations

By Tim O'Reilly
Dec 31, 2009 | Comments: 8

I was struck the other day by an article in the New York Times that describes the different approaches of the US and China to Afghanistan, in which the US shoulders the burden of war, while China reaps the benefits of commerce. Quoting from the article, I tweeted: "American troops help make Afghanistan safe for Chinese commerce." In response, @kamalram...

10 Suggestions for 2010

By Gene McCullagh
Dec 31, 2009 | Comments: 0

Can you believe it? 2009 is nearly over! Where does the time go? Are you satisfied with your photography this year? Do you have photographic plans for 2010? Lightroom is an excellent program but it still needs you to feed it images. If you find yourself in a creative slump or the shooting doldrums don't despair! Leave all that in 2009 and look to the new year with fresh eyes! Here are ten suggestions to help you rekindle that passion for photography! You may have seen some (or all) of these elsewhere but it never hurts to see them again.

IE8 64-bit Windows 7 and the Mobile Code Bug

By William Stanek
Dec 31, 2009 | Comments: 0

William Stanek here, talking about a scripting/programming bug that is driving me absolutely bonkers. The code bug is this: Often when you visit web sites and are using Internet Explorer 8 on 64-bit Windows 7, you are redirected to a...

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