Boots
I clearly need to get out more: when I was in my 'teens, I was a member of the Air Cadets. Had lots of fun, etc etc, yada yada, but one thing which stuck in my memory was the process of polishing a...
View ArticleAmateur geeknote: see which Git repository branch you're currently in at the...
This is a very cool little tip from Lullabot (down the page under "What branch am I on?") for those of you using Git on the command line which allows you to see which repository branch you're...
View ArticleHello!
Just a quick "hello" to anyone passing by who might for some inane reason be worried that this blog may actually be dead; it isn't! Huzzah, rejoice, etc.The terrible truth of the matter is much more...
View ArticleDrupal: strange MySQL "table doesn't exist" error caused by CCK, Features and...
Ran into a bit of a strange error today; I was getting a Drupal "table not found" SQL error on my live site after pushing an updated feature from the dev site, and then reverting the feature to get the...
View ArticleAllotinabox magic wheel
A colleague's friend is venturing into the murky world of business start-ups with a wonderfully-benign plan; sell seeds to weekend gardeners in a lovingly-crafted, detailed manner, under the title...
View ArticleNew office!
I've been contracting as a Drupal developer for a little company called NBC (natch ;) for the last few months. During that time, I and the other developers have been stationed in a fairly compact...
View ArticleAusterity win: my free laptop stand
I'm working my way through the process of getting my posture sorted out at work, so I've picked myself up an office chair which you kinda kneel on - it doesn't have a back - and perch.That's all well...
View ArticleSuch a waste
Warning: morose, rambling words follow; this is more an attempt at catharsis than anything I particularly care if anyone else reads -- AlI suppose it's inevitable that, if you travel around enough on...
View ArticleStrike a pose
Loco's Shit Party is a bit of an Ibiza workers' tradition, having run for 11 years now every August near San Antonio. In the last few years, a reunion party has been held in London for workers to dance...
View Article(Coding) How to resolve a conflict in Git by choosing {theirs}
Very quick aide-memoire for me: to quickly choose {theirs} when faced with a Git conflict, just do:git checkout HEAD [filename]Simples!
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