Yearly Archives for 2016

Getting back to SQL Server

2016 Dec 24 at 15:02 » Tagged as: sql , partition , microsoft
Having decided to establish friendly relations with microsoft SQL server after an estrangement of ne...

Changing the backend db of a live django app.

2016 Dec 22 at 08:37 » Tagged as: odo , mysql , python , django , sqlite
I am feeling lucky. In theory if you use django, changing your RDBS from say sqlite to ...

Database clients for Microsft SQL server on linux.

2016 Dec 17 at 01:03 » Tagged as: heidisql , wine , dbeaver , sqlcmd , winetricks , sql-server
TLDR; Need to connect to microsoft sql server from your linux desktop? DBeaver maybe your best bet. ...

Mint Upgrade

2016 Dec 15 at 13:33 » Tagged as: mint , gvim , vim , python
I hate updating my OS. I only do so when I am left with no choice, like when so many packages confli...

SQL Server on Linux

2016 Dec 13 at 15:48 » Tagged as: microsoft , sql-server , docker
It's been more than 15 years since I last opened a connection to a microsoft SQL Server. Since Mircr...

Asp.Net in 24 hours.

2016 Dec 7 at 01:10 » Tagged as: csharp , asp.net , django
Now it's time for the die hard Django fan to learn ASP.Net. Once upon a long ago, around the time th...

C# in 24 hours

2016 Dec 6 at 00:33 » Tagged as: october curse , vs code , dotnet , csharp
What the hell am I, an avowed microsoft hater doing with c#? What the hell is microsoft doing on git...

Predictability of tournament results based on ratings.

2016 July 28 at 06:51 » Tagged as: vargs , koth , scrabble , pairing
This is a part of a series of articles on the King Of The Hill Pairing System and it's use at Scrabb...

When should top players meet in a Scrabble tournament?

2016 July 13 at 06:28 » Tagged as: short , swiss , dutch , scrabble , chess , koth
In any sport, it's undesirable for the top players to play against each other during the early stage...

Average points scored in a game of Scrabble.

2016 July 11 at 05:21 » Tagged as: django , scrabble , koth , pairing
What is a good score in a game of Scrabble? Nigel Richards averages 462.54 in international tourname...

Buchholz score as a measure of fairness of the draw.

2016 July 5 at 05:17 » Tagged as: chess , buchholz , scrabble , koth
Average Ratings of Opponents, the Buchholz and Sonneborn-Berger System are some of the methods recom...

Fairness of KOTH pairing.

2016 July 4 at 07:15 » Tagged as: yui , koth , pairing , scrabble
This is part three, in a series of posts on King Of The Hill pairings a widely used pairing system a...

Analysis of Pairing Systems : Definition of Terms.

2016 June 30 at 04:44 » Tagged as: koth , pairing , scrabble
This the continuation of a series of articles that analyses the King of The Hill pairing system. Bef...

King Of The Hill Pairing System - An Analysis.

2016 June 28 at 05:41 » Tagged as: joomla , scrabble , pairing , koth
The King Of The Hill pairing system is one where the “Top ranked plays second, third plays fourth, e...

A dilapidated Scrabble Power House

2016 June 26 at 13:40 » Tagged as: scrabble
What does the 2003 UK Scrabble Champion and the 2005 Australian Scrabble Champion have in common?  T...

Sending Google Cloud Notifications with python and XMPP

2016 May 2 at 13:31 » Tagged as: scaffold , xmpp , gcm , ccs , xmpppy , python , android
Have you seen the sample code in Android Docs? for sending GCMs with python an XMPP? Sure you have. ...

Updrading Postgresql 9.3 to 9.5 with Postgis.

2016 April 29 at 06:21 » Tagged as: postgis , pg_dump , postgresql
Upgrading Postgresql minor versions is quite straght forward. You can do so with the pg_upgrade tool...

Modified round robin pairing.

2016 Feb 2 at 06:34 » Tagged as: google , round robin , scrabble , chess , pairing , python
TLDR; Do you want to organize a tournament where the pairing system is round robin but some players ...

Wifi with Qualcomm Atheros Device [168c:0042] (rev 30) on Linux Mint

2016 Jan 8 at 06:45 » Tagged as: wifi , ath10k , mint
TLDR; sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) git echo "options ...
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