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Note: Chiang Mai is not a cold place, it's 33C in the day and 24C at night. But heat acclimation [http://fellrnr.com/wiki/Heat_Acclimation_Training] is a good thing. My running whilst I was in Chiang Mai consisted of two different types: track work and long
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In my quest to optimise the PHP sites I work on, I found that the Flame Graph repository contains a script to convert XDebug traces. Flame graphs, created by Brendan Gregg, visualize the most frequently hit code from profiled software. The x-axis represents the profiled stack traces, ordered alphabetically, and
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My run gear changes all the time. I'm currently travelling minimally so I only have one of everything. I wash them after use and they're dry by the next day. * Top: SUTRI (Southampton University Triathlon club) running vest. * Shorts: Kalenji Running Shorts: I have always ran
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This review is based upon my personal experiences with the watch. Like It's tough as hell. You can hit it and bash it and the worst thing that happens is you graze the fascia. I once hit it on the side of the swimming pool and I just
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I recently finished 4 years at the University of Southampton, studying MEng Computer Science. I kept a spreadsheet recording all my university marks and this post briefly looks into some of my numbers. The weighting for my degree was 20% for 2nd year and 40% for 3rd and 4th year.
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A couple of months ago I created Server Help [https://t.me/server_help], a Telegram group to help indie makers with any server issues. It's not a big group but people come to ask questions they have about DNS, web server configurations and hosting services. I started
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I just finished watching the live stream episode of Joe Rogan and Elon Musk. Elon briefly discussed his thoughts on social media and how he deleted his Instagram account. I have also been evaluating my use of social media and how it affects my thinking. A couple of weeks ago,
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A couple of weeks after going to Bangkok, I decided to move on towards Chiang Mai. I had seen YouTube videos and blogs describing the experience and I thought it looked great. My friend also decided to come along so it was nice to share the experience with someone. The
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My flight from Heathrow to Cologne was over before I even had a chance to get my headphones out. I've never taken such a short flight before so it was quite weird to be landing within an hour. Maybe I should have done more research but my plan
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It is important to keep a website fast so users have a good experience. Some pages on your website may be slower than others, possibly due to slow backend code. I use this super simple method to find the slowest loading PHP scripts and fix them. {: .center-image } Remember, you can&
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Yesterday I left my hometown of Nuneaton, UK to begin my journey to South-East Asia. I had breakfast with my family and said goodbye to my grandparents. I collected my bag and my dad took me to the train station. It was quite emotional leaving everyone -- not knowing when
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