» Computers http://freddysmind.com/blog Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:10:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Oracle Timestamp http://freddysmind.com/blog/2010/07/oracle-timestamp/ http://freddysmind.com/blog/2010/07/oracle-timestamp/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:10:14 +0000 Freddy http://freddysmind.com/blog/?p=581 I’m lazy and keep forgetting the format string for formatting dates into strings that I can understand, so here it is:

Function:

to_char()

Arguments:

1) The date column you want to format

2) The mask – personal most commonly used:

‘yyyy/mm/dd hh:mi:ss am’

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In the hibernate.cfg.xml there is an option – ‘hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto’ that controls how it interacts with the database schema (assuming the user you used to connect has the appropriate privileges). The options for this config are as follows:

So the list of possible options are,

  • validate: validate the schema, makes no changes to the database.
  • update: update the schema.
  • create: creates the schema, destroying previous data.
  • create-drop: drop the schema at the end of the session.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10187248.stm

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We must allow the existence of the soul in order to explain free will. Otherwise, we are just machines with genetically coded instructions from our creators.  ~ Shelly Kagan

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Behold !

https://issuetracker.springsource.com/browse/STS-831

Adding these 3 update sites:

http://download.eclipse.org/tools/mylyn/update/e3.4
http://download.eclipse.org/tools/mylyn/update/extras
http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ajdt/35/update

The one that fixed my particular issue was this one:

http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ajdt/35/update

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Ingredients:

1 18 0z package of Potato Gnocchi
3 smoked pork sausages (turkey sausage works great too), sliced
1/4 cup of chopped onions
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 tablespoons of butter
pinch of hot pepper flakes
1/2 tablespoon of fresh thyme leaves
1/2 tablespoon of fresh oregano, chopped
1 cup of frozen peas, run under water to thaw (optional)
1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese
salt & pepper to taste

A new favorite, one slight modification from the recipe above:

Red peppers instead of onions, sweet italian sausage, and no hot pepper flakes (I do love hot though)

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This is great until you want to use just the filename in something.

Here’s a simple Python method that takes a full filename with path and grabs just the filename.

def findFileName (self, fileNameWithPath):

splitStr = fileNameWithPath

strList = splitStr.rsplit(‘/’, 1)

fileName = strList[len(strList) - 1]

return fileName

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Just not enough time in the day.

http://lifehacker.com/201979/technophilia-get-a-free-college-education-online

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  • Watch one of the thousands of educational videos streaming at TED.com,Academic Earth and Teacher Tube.
  • Read an online book list and find a new book to grab next time I’m at the library.  Here’s another list.  And another.  And another.
  • Read a classic book online for free at Project Gutenberg, Planet eBook, or the E-books Directory.
  • Research a new Do It Yourself project at DIY Network, Instructables,eHow, or WikiHow.
  • Add to, delete from, or just generally sort my ongoing to-do list atRemember The Milk.
  • Create a cool graphical mind map of some of my recent ideas at bubbl.us.
  • Email a close friend or family member I haven’t spoken to in awhile.
  • Backup my recent photos, documents, and other important files online using Microsoft’s free 25 gig SkyDrive.
  • Use Wikipedia’s random article function to pick a random article to read.
  • Touch up on my math and science skills over a the Khan Academy, MIT OpenCourseWare, or LearningScience.org.
  • Send a paper greeting card directly to a friend or relative at enGreet.
  • Start learning a new language online for free at BBC Languages orLivemocha.
  • Watch one of the insightful 6 minute and 40 second presentations atIgnite Show.
  • Use Memorize Now to memorize a cool joke, or poem, or whatever.
  • Use Media Convert to convert video files I have on my computer into a format I can view on my iPhone or iPod later on.
  • Listen to an educational podcast over at Odeo or via iTunes on iTunes U.
  • Read one of the academic journals at the Directory of Open Access Journals.
  • Share my favorite mp3s, photos, videos, etc. with friends and family usingdrop.io.
  • Get a free college education online using this guide from Lifehacker (or read one of the other useful articles on Lifehacker).
  • Inspire and spark my creative mind by looking at a rolling slideshow of the highest rated photos on Flickr for the last 7 days.
  • Catch up on a short history lesson at HyperHistory or The Internet History Sourcebooks Project.  Or find out what happened today in history.
  • Take a fun, educational online quiz at Quizlet.
  • Play an educational online game at Lumosity, Sporcle, Games for the Brain, or Math Run.
  • Add a little gentle rain to my environment using RainyMood.com and then simply meditate and relax in my computer chair for 10 minutes.
  • Sell old stuff I no longer need on eBay and make a little extra cash.
  • Find a new musical artist to listen to based on music I like at Grooveshark,Pandora, last.fm, or Deezer.
  • Find out what’s happening in our world from quality international news sources like BBC News and Reuters.
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