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The Rolls-Royce Merlin – Could it be the best piston engine ever?

By Warbird January 11, 2011 Engines, Rolls-Royce 5 Comments
The Rolls-Royce Merlin – Could it be the best piston engine ever?

The RAF fighters which resisted the German invasion in 1940 during the Battle of Britain, were all equipped with the same engine, the Rolls-Royce Merlin.  This same engine also powered…

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Bell P-39N Airacobra – Little Sir Echo – Small Fry

By Warbird September 7, 2010 Bell, P-39 Airacobra, Planes, Planes of Fame 5 Comments
Bell P-39N Airacobra – Little Sir Echo – Small Fry

This is P-39N-5 “Little Sir Echo / Small Fry” Serial Number 42-19027 which served with the USAAF 5th Air Force (AF), 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group (TRG), 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron…

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Top My.CNF Optimizations for Innodb

By Prodromus August 20, 2010 MySQL, Optimization No Comments
Top My.CNF Optimizations for Innodb

These are the four parameters which will have the most affect on the performance of MySQL 5.1x and Innodb.   If you are suffering from poor performance, try changing the…

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How to increase MySQL performance when loading a Dump File

By Prodromus August 19, 2010 MySQL, Restore Backup No Comments
How to increase MySQL performance when loading a Dump File

In MYSQL, as well as most database engines, restoring a backup, or importing from an existing dump file can take a long time depending on the number of indexes and…

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MySQL – Should you put an index on a Boolean field to help query performance?

By Prodromus June 14, 2010 MySQL, Query Optimization 2 Comments
MySQL – Should you put an index on a Boolean field to help query performance?

I am often asked if it makes sense to place an index on a Boolean field in order to improve query performance.  In general, because a boolean value can only…

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MySQL – Best way to speed up Slave replication

By Prodromus May 11, 2010 MySQL, Replication No Comments
MySQL – Best way to speed up Slave replication

The number one thing that you can do to speed up Slave Replication is to set innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=0 in your my.cnf file. This will make the transactions less recoverable on your…

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  • 1997 Mazda Miata
  • A Day at Summit Point – 5/17/1997
  • Datsun 240Z show in PA – 5/25/1998
  • Frederick Air Show – 8/18/2003
  • Gary’s House of Z
  • LilyPon’s British Car Day June 1,2008
  • Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
  • Mazda RX-7 crash at Summit Point
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
  • Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
  • R/C Flying 2008
  • Rockwell B-1 Lancer
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  • Sukhoi PAK FA T-50
  • Westminster Airshow 2008

Recent Posts

  • 2005 Laser Blue Lotus Elise for Sale
  • 2011 MacBook Pro GPU Failure – A software fix to disable GPU
  • Unable to renew using LetsEncrypt Certbot-Auto with CRON – Fail
  • Installing LetsEncrypt Certbot on Amazon Linux Server
  • Upgrade your Miata’s headlights with Hella H4 halogen bulbs, Cibie eCode projectors, and a relay kit.

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