While browsing around the Internet, I came upon a rather startling series of videos. These videos were the first, in quite a long time, where I had to stop part way through and take a break. They show the absolutely staggering poverty and conditions that exist within the country of Liberia. BE WARNED that these… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: January 2010
Random Dates and Numbers in PostgreSQL with the RANDOM() Function
Working with the random() function in PostgreSQL can be a bit tricky if you’re trying to populate a table. The random() function in PostgreSQL will return a number between 0 and 1 like so: SELECT RANDOM(); random ——————- 0.115072432027698 (1 ROW)SELECT RANDOM(); random ——————- 0.115072432027698 (1 row) If you’re trying to get a whole number… Read more »
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My name is David Drake. I am a father and technologist who revels in creating things and tackling difficult problems.
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