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Hardware issue—strange mains hum when recording video I’ve just upgraded to a new tower PC (roughly ¾ the size of a standard case). Everything runs fine—except when I try to record video. I get a mains hum, which you can hear in this YouTube clip: The odd part: the hum only starts when I lift...

THE HIT COUNT is HERE: AWF Thread Link I’ve been checking website traffic stats again—something I do from time to time. Since I haven’t seen this kind of data published on AWF before, I thought I’d start a thread. The numbers make for interesting reading! According to SimilarWeb: Forums...

I saw a post on Facebook today where someone was upset about the London mayor supposedly supporting the Trump blimp, calling it disrespectful. Of course, it’s natural for political parties to oppose one another—that’s part of democracy. But does opposition have to cross into disrespect? Holding...

“The greatest Doctor Who of all time! (Reveal coming soon…)”

I drafted this a while back but never posted it. Over time I’ve learned to write something, let it sit until the heat of the moment cools, and then decide whether it’s worth sharing. I must have decided against it then, since I can’t find it anywhere on the forum now. After rereading, I think...

My sister just asked me about Bitcoin, and I realized I don’t actually understand how it works. Can anyone explain it from a database programmer’s perspective? Or, alternatively, share some links that break it down in a way anyone can grasp?

Declining Question Quality? Lately, I’ve found it increasingly difficult to answer questions. Is it just me, or has the overall quality of the questions gone down? In many cases, what’s being posted doesn’t feel like a genuine question at all—it’s more like a request for someone else to do the...

An interesting article by Allen Brown highlights why you should avoid using Yes/No data fields in MS Access databases. His advice makes a lot of sense, and I’ll be adjusting my practices accordingly going forward. http://allenbrowne.com/NoYesNo.html

I have to admit, I’m feeling a bit unsettled by how this thread has unfolded. Should I respond?Should I just stay quiet and carry on in a typically English, stoic fashion?Should I laugh it off—or run crying to my mum?Am I somehow at fault here?Or should I simply walk away and never post again...

“Every second, the Sun converts about 600 million tons of matter into pure, radiant energy.” I came across this fact recently, along with the note that such a loss of material is so small it has no measurable effect on the gravitational pull between Earth and the Sun. That got me thinking...