Monthly Archives: May 2008

Gambling for a living

Posted on May 8, 2008 by vinhboy

Yesterday my girlfriend and I got into an argument because I mentioned that I could make a career out of playing Poker. This happened during one of my extreme fiend-sessions, which I am still in now. But first off, let … Continue reading →

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How to fix strange characters in MySQL database

Posted on May 2, 2008 by vinhboy

So, as a result of bad programming, my database got FILLED with strange characters like this: ’ … – “ †‘ These characters are representations of double quotes, single quotes, triple dots, etc… in different encoding formats. I read … Continue reading →

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CSS: Overflow hidden helps clear float elements

Posted on May 2, 2008 by vinhboy

This is something I should have known a long time ago, had I actually read a CSS book. But here is what I learned today. If you have two floated blocks sitting next to each other, and you want to … Continue reading →

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