Essays, poems, and personal reflections from the desk and drawer.

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Favourite movie quotes

9 November 2024

I’m a huge fan of good movies, and I’ve always loved great dialogues. So, I thought I’d compile some of my favorite movie lines into one post and share them here...

notes

How to break columns in Bootstrap

3 November 2024

Breaking columns to a new line in flexbox requires a small hack: add an element with width: 100% wherever you want to wrap your columns to a new line.

<div class="container text-center">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-6 col-sm-3">.col-6 .col-sm-3</div>
    <div class="col-6 col-sm-3">.col-6 .col-sm-3</div>

    <!-- Force next columns to break to new line -->
    <div class="w-100"></div>

    <div class="col-6 col-sm-3">.col-6 .col-sm-3</div>
    <div class="col-6 col-sm-3">.col-6 .col-sm-3</div>
  </div>
</div>

You can also apply this break at specific breakpoints with our responsive display utilities.

<div class="container text-center">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-6 col-sm-4">.col-6 .col-sm-4</div>
    <div class="col-6 col-sm-4">.col-6 .col-sm-4</div>

    <!-- Force next columns to break to new line at md breakpoint and up -->
    <div class="w-100 d-none d-md-block"></div>

    <div class="col-6 col-sm-4">.col-6 .col-sm-4</div>
    <div class="col-6 col-sm-4">.col-6 .col-sm-4</div>
  </div>
</div>
References

Bootstrap Doc

notes

സ്നേഹം?

2 November 2024

എന്താണ് സ്നേഹം?

നിനക്ക് വേദനിക്കുമ്പോളെല്ലാം
എനിക്കും വേദനിക്കുന്നത്.

essay

Things that make me happy

1 November 2024

I came across this post by Kev Quirk, where he shares the things that bring him happy. Personally, I believe that happiness is a skill we can train and develop over time....

notes

To generate random value in PL/SQL

30 October 2024

To update a column with a random value in PL/SQL, you can use the DBMS_RANDOM package, which provides functions for generating random numbers or strings.

To update random number

BEGIN
    UPDATE employees
    SET salary = ROUND(DBMS_RANDOM.VALUE(100, 500));
    COMMIT;
END;
  • DBMS_RANDOM.VALUE(100, 500) generates a random decimal number between 100 and 500.
  • ROUND is used to convert the decimal value to an integer.

To update random string

BEGIN
   UPDATE employees
    SET password = DBMS_RANDOM.STRING('x', 8);  -- 'x' specifies alphanumeric characters
    COMMIT;
END;
  • DBMS_RANDOM.STRING('x', 8) generates an 8-character alphanumeric string.
  • ‘x’ specifies alphanumeric characters (letters and numbers). Other options include ‘a’ for alphabets and ‘u’ for uppercase only.

essay

My plants

28 October 2024

I love plants and have a few in my flat. I want to create a list of all the plants I've ever had, so I'm sharing photos of them here.

notes

വഴിയമ്പലങ്ങൾ

25 October 2024

ഹൃദയത്തിൽ വഴിയമ്പലങ്ങൾ കണക്കെ
ഇടങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കണം.
കോരിച്ചൊരിയുന്ന മഴയത്ത് ഓടിക്കയറാനും
ഒരു പുലരിയിൽ വിട പറയാതെ
യാത്ര തുടങ്ങാനും സാധിക്കുന്ന
മനോഹരയിടങ്ങൾ.

notes

PL/SQL MINUS Operator

23 October 2024

The PL/SQL MINUS operator returns all rows from the first query that are not present in the second query. Each SELECT statement defines a dataset, and the MINUS operator retrieves all records from the first dataset, excluding any that also appear in the second dataset.

select stock_id, stock_name
from stock_master
where active = 'Y'

minus

select stock_poid, stock_desc
from stock_ledger
where transaction_date > '01-JAN-24'
References

Tech on the net

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Basic rules for life

20 October 2024

I believe having a set of personal rules can lead to a more peaceful and productive life. After diving deep into self-help material, I’ve crafted a list of principles I want to follow daily.