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New Miayzaki film (2)
on Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation (59) permalinkHayao Miyazaki’s latest feature, Ponyo On The Cliff, opened yesterday in Japan. It’s one of his gentler films, more along the lines of My Neighbor Totoro - and I’m looking forward to it. Not wild about the theme song on the trailer, but the visuals look terrific. (via Frames Per Second) shareShared by Leo K (67) Rtaylor32 (267)Contribute comment
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1st Live-Action Dragonball Poster with Son Goku Posted - Anime News Network (4)
on Anime News Network (53) permalinkRear view of leading actor Justin Chatwin in orange gi with kame kanjiContribute comment
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Comic for July 18, 2008 (27)
on Dilbert Daily Strip (518) permalinkShared by | Balu | (102) Alan Dean (264) badpazzword (68) Caleb (54) charlesnadeau (392) Dominik (156) ephes (105) Goyal (51) Graham (110) guercheLE (392) handir (196) High Plains Blogger (213) Imran (40) jager (3) Jakob (148) jamesjbigler (109) Just Mohit (127) Kris (60) Leo K (67) Michael (67) Miguel (101) pclouds (49) Pramod (406) rOckY (701) Tech For Novices (361) unicyn (101) zuzur (84)Contribute comment
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Der is no Fluffy, (44)
on Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? (2188) permalinkDer is no Fluffy, only Zuul. picture: dunno source, via our lolcat builder. lol caption: mastethom » Recaption ThisShared by Bextra (36) Carlos (26) Chavtastic Jinx (69) Cigar Jack (14) clickykbd (120) Craig (18) Earl E Morningwood (166) enc (22) GarthDB (53) Gutshot (81) Haggis (77) Hourou (205) Ian G (186) imma (43) jadielady (91) Jc2k (7) Jen (295) Jim (57) John (35) Kajivar (119) kebernet (199) Ken Dyck (29) Larry (70) Leo K (67) Lien (384) Meagan (34) mhking (203) Mikey (164) MrRio (29) Pat (54) Rachel (49) Richard (37) Richard (84) RivenStar (39) Rob (176) rszaloki (237) Ryan (33) Ryan Kennedy (22) Sean (53) Steve (148) Steven (549) Tully (34) tvjames (5) Yerameyahu (137)Explore read four notes
- Pat said: its an addiction I know
- GarthDB said: HA! love it.
- Earl E Morningwood said: SNORT now this is funny. right up there with I am fluffy destroyer of worlds
- John said: My daughter said the same thing this morning... curious?
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Haruhi CD Stays on Japanese Singles Chart for 100th Week (2)
on Anime News Network (53) permalinkSuzumiya Haruhi no Tsumeawase is first CD by voice actresses to reach recordShared by Jeff (17) Leo K (67)Contribute comment
- I wasn't kidding about Mega Man 9's "box art" (3)
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How to Fake a Smile (Repeat) (30)
on Basic Instructions (156) permalinkSorry for the rerun. There'll be a fresh strip on Monday. Last InstructionsShared by Adam (11) Alex Dumitru (2053) Avi (3657) Benjamin (3438) Burad (121) Christian (263) darkeye11547 (622) Darth Guru (241) dobata (1581) focoma (87) ghosttie (158) GKB (49) Glenn (149) Imran (40) J. Phil (668) Jen (3) kapoing (18) Kelly O (42) Ken Dyck (29) Leo K (67) Maki (379) Mr. BabyMan (1809) Phillie Casablanca (50) pigpogm (47) ProfVegas (1251) psi (40) rOckY (701) Sam (13) Todd (54) Yerameyahu (137)Contribute comment
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Fat Princess, On PSN, Could Be Our GOTS [Fat Princess] (7)
on Kotaku (3158) permalinkIt's not often a product description like this comes along, so I'm going to let it speak for itself: Frantic and fun, Fat Princess pits two hordes of players against each other in comic medieval battle royale. Your goal is to rescue your beloved princess from the enemy dungeon. There’s a catch though: your adversary has been stuffing her with food to fatten her up and it’s going to take most of your army working ...Contribute comment
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XKCD: The Sea (143)
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Firefly Turns Firefox into a Local File Manager [Featured Firefox Extension] (46)
on Lifehacker (11708) permalinkAll platforms with Firefox: Even though Firefox 3 has decent file and FTP browsing built-in, the Firefly extension aims to turn the 'fox into a robust file manager. Browse your local drives and folders in Firefox using Firefly, which offers tabs, can split your screen to view several folders, preview images, open, rename, copy, and delete files, and display a hierarchical folder tree in the sidebar. Not sure Firefly is quite as polished as it ...Shared by Andrew (81) andrew (59) Aranyx (63) binduwavell (77) blntechie (8) Brad (168) Bret (38) Brian (481) Darkick (14) DaveBinM (47) Derick Valadao (120) Erik Jacobs (15) Fred Schechter (387) gnusic (445) Henry Webb (272) John (19) joshed (73) Kerry (146) Kreg (92) Leo K (67) Les (28) mathewi (64) Matthew (82) miasarmento (194) MindyKoch (56) Patty (1017) Paul (36) Peter (9) PMinze (182) PouarK (133) ricardo (255) Ricardo M. (226) Rishi Talreja (29) Robert (33) rOckY (701) Sai Gudigundla (33) Suchita (27) tarman (125) the Baron of Bore (66) thr33 (87) Thunderror (22) TO-Double-D (154) Tony (43) trukshelly (128) Twi (75) Фил (9)
- joshed said: looks like a cool file app
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Maybe Normalizing Isn't Normal (153)
on Coding Horror (953) permalinkOne of the items we're struggling with now on Stack Overflow is how to maintain near-instantaneous performance levels in a relational database as the amount of data increases. More specifically, how to scale our tagging system. Traditional database design principles tell you that well-designed databases are always normalized, but I'm not so sure. Dare Obasanjo had an excellent post When Not to Normalize your SQL Database wherein he helpfully provides a sample database schema for ...Shared by 4r1f (10) Alan Dean (264) Alexandru Savu (177) Amit (35) André (42) Andrei (175) Andy (26) Artem (56) Arvin (44) atul (513) Augusto (2) Bijou (58) Border (30) Brandon (78) Brent Ozar (36) Bruce Boughton (5) Bruno Campagnolo de Paula (309) Carsten (169) Chandoo (87) Chris (47) Christian (263) cirpo (5) Clint Ecker (405) Compuwizard123 (134) D. Hayes (24) D. Lambert (25) D. Shaw (15) Dan (2) danutz (101) David (33) David LEVY (42) DIAMOND-TIN (112) Dom Derrien (32) Doug (124) Drew (62) Dylan Bennett (9) eelco (4) Emil Kaiser (13) Eric (45) Eric (20) EricAppel (29) Fenng (264) finalcut (12) Florin (20) funkatron (83) George (23) Glen Horton (89) Harper (170) Imran (40) Jack Shedd (62) Jannik (25) Jason (23) Jeff (54) Jeremy (389) jerobins (100) Jesper (24) Jim (57) Joel (15) Johan (5) John (14) JonB (52) jonezy (45) Jorriss (93) Joseph (47) jschultz (46) kev (21) Kevin Branigan (51) Kevin Jump (10) Khan Tasinga (6) kidakaka (19) kiran (127) kmartino (26) Leo K (67) lishevita (30) LouCypher (404) lpalli (32) Luke (12) madMilo (38) Marcos Toledo (32) Mark (2) Martin Gordon (90) Matt (23) Mattia (23) mattw (5) Maxim (72) Michael Sallmen (33) Mike (145) Morton Fox (349) Mr. T (9) n2linux (10) NasirJumani (980) Nathan (27) Nico B (30) Nicolas Roberge (21) nybble (70) Olivier Favre (Innovablog) (102) Patrick Altman (37) Pavan (24) phoenix (15) Pramod (406) psvensson (62) Richard (15) Rob (20) Rob Knight (5) Robert Fischer, Smokejumper Consulting (64) Roberto (67) rochoa (19) Ron (44) Roy (35) rveguilla (56) Samiq (66) Satyajeet (29) Scott (39) Sebastian (34) Shaun (36) Shine (99) shivanand (35) Skrud (27) smuggyuk (10) Srinvard (280) Stephen Voorhees (15) Steve (8) Steve (37) talios (39) Ted (43) TiernanO (77) Tim (38) Tim (215) tim (348) Tim Goh (120) Timm (26) tjd1 (13) Todd (41) Todd McKinney (19) Tom (37) Tom Q (56) tOMPSON (28) tosh (37) TravisPUK (5) tsangal (154) Vashira (27) vevck (60) Vinay (49) Vipul (224) wayne a arthurton (10) Wesley (7) Wing (9) wwj (94) xrx (90) Yaakov (23) Yasin (10) Yuvi (261) zapnap (104)Explore read 11 notes
- mattw said: My entire life centers around a vague sense of duty to the ghosts of Boyce-Codd
- Nathan said: This is a great post. Definitely check out some of the "war stories" he links to. Good read.
- Tom said: it's crazy that normalization issues haven't been abstracted away by a clever engineer.
- Steve said: It's worth it for the last line. :)
- jonezy said: seems to be a more prevalent attitude these days in DB design
- Roberto said: Just took a Database class this year as a 2nd year undergrad. Normalization came up. Perforamce considerations in nomalzation came up twice, briefly. In any case, databases are hard enough without having to extensivly nomralize and then retrive via multiple joins.
- tosh said: interesting
- lishevita said: On my current project, and the last couple of projects I've worked on, I've had questions about how best to deal with exactly these issues. I'm not a database specialist, It's just something I do as part of the bigger picture of Web application development, but when I first learned to use databases in Web applications, I learned to ALWAYS NORMALIZE, so that is, by and large, how I design apps today. In really big apps, though, I've also wondered if this isn't more problematic than it's worth. It just doesn't scale well past a certain point. I like the fact that this article supports my gut intuition that it makes sense to hybridize the design of a database -- part normalized and part denormalized -- based on actual data usage.
- wayne a arthurton said: Interesting take on Normalization in databases.
- Dom Derrien said: Read this article with a wider mind: it's not just a matter of always normalizing databases, it's related of following rules because someone taught them! Be pragmatic, not purist ;)
- JonB said: pull quote: As the old adage goes, normalize until it hurts, denormalize until it works.
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Joss Whedon's "Doctor Horrible" Set To Launch (26)
on Slashdot (3681) permalinkOloliuhqui writes "During the writer's strike, Joss Whedon came up with a musical idea. Now his diabolical plan is about to be unleashed in the form of a streaming-only release, with a DVD shortly to follow. The three-part Doctor Horrible series stars Neil Patrick Harris as the eponymous doctor, Felicia Day as the woman of his dreams, and Nathan Fillion as the doctor's nemesis, Captain Hammer. Reportedly made for 'less than six figures,' the series ...Shared by |>oug (21) Adam Selwood (104) Adrian (64) Andrew (59) Arkayz (21) Breyten (107) Brome (20) cephyn (118) Charles (187) Dave (238) Derek (54) deusdiabolus (475) Erik (179) grend (20) Joe Lencioni (53) John (19) L (47) Leo K (67) looprock (87) Michelynn (115) minus-one (37) mndoci (255) Nicholas (44) Rick Dillon (18) Simon (57) Zaki (222)
- Rick Dillon said: Sign me up! Whedon owes me more good stuff since fate stole Firefly from me.
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Rumor: Slim, Sub $100 Nintendo DS Coming [E308] (5)
on Kotaku (3158) permalinkIGN is currently running a rumor sourced from "trusted insiders" that Nintendo may be planning to introduce a new, slimmed-down, sub-$100 Nintendo DS minus a GBA slot at its media briefing tomorrow morning. The new DS, the outlet writes, may come with a built-in accelerometer, bringing motion control to Nintendo's dual screen handheld. That news is paired with alleged details on an Activision designed accelerometer cart for the portable. It would be surprising, considering the ...Contribute comment
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Bla Bla Bla (18)
on Grumpy Gamer (21) permalinkBla bla bla bla bla, bla bla, bla bla bla bla bla bla. Bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla. Bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla. Bla bla bla bla bla bla bla. Bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla. Bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla. Bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla ...Shared by BIGODE (98) catepol (133) Christian (263) ct2000 (39) DaveP (12) Dominik (156) Hamed (189) Jeremy (8) Jon (22) Juan Diego (204) Kevin (25) Leo K (67) maborg (14) Mi, de Camila (21) PaulTheWineGuy (219) Phonkmeister (115) Shannon Prickett (121) Vahid (601)
- Juan Diego said: No podría estar más de acuerdo.
- DaveP said: Insightful, critical thinking and a great explanation of a complex issue.
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Phase One P65+ 60 megapixel digital back doesn't know the meaning of the word "excess" (3)
on Engadget (8194) permalinkWell, don't you feel silly now, Hassleblad. That 50 megapixel monstrosity of yours got barely a week of being the new hotness before Phase One made you look silly with its new P65+ 60 megapixel digital back. The full frame, 645 medium format back can shoot at a blistering 1 FPS, uses a proprietary sensor built by Phase One and Dalsa, offers up variable resolution, and carries a $39,990 pricetag. Now if you'll excuse us, ...Contribute comment
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Floor-by-Floor Demolition Blows Minds, Saves Environment [Demolition] (56)
on Gizmodo (11145) permalinkKajima's floor-by-floor slow demolition is one of those rare things in life that leaves you truly speechless, mouth wide-open, and pinching yourself to be sure this is real while you mutter "what the frak." After all, seeing the video of a 20-floor building submerging into the asphalt as if it was liquid is something that belongs to a sci-fi movie. The stunning process—called daruma-otoshi—is not only almost surrealistic but it helps to reduce the environmental ...Shared by Aaron (37) aconbere (50) AJ (1214) Augmented Web (118) Bill (32) blindsurf3r (14) BobTheCorkDwarf (40) Chad (388) chiao (53) Connor (81) Daily Contempt (204) Damon (114) David (45) Dicky S (118) dknowles (57) Doug (124) Éric (52) G Code (200) Gaurav (46) Glen Murphy (23) INCyr (70) Jeffrey Blais (171) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (613) Justin Pocta (54) Kaveh Dorafshan (289) Kerem Ozkan (5) Kreg (92) Leo K (67) lmjabreu (120) lostalpinist (27) Marissa (43) Mark (524) MH (208) Miguel Lopez (353) momo (17) Nathan Reale (182) Patty (1017) psi (40) Raj (42) Robert Accettura (173) robertogreco (244) rOckY (701) Rusty Mitchell (109) rveguilla (56) Setu (40) Simon (149) stormin (22) Tim (22) Tony Buser (43) trinkers (51) Vorak (31) Wayne (268) Whiz (73) yolly (23) Zach (298) Zack (17)
- yolly said: Amazing!
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Fixing the World (14)
on Dilbert.com Blog (109) permalinkI often see problems in the world and wonder why someone doesn't fix them. Then I realize that I am someone, and that makes me feel bad because it is all my fault. Obviously I can't fix every problem, but I decided to try and fix one in particular.The majority of voters say the ailing economy is the most important problem for the next U.S. president to solve. How does a voter who knows little ...
