Why is mysql swapping when I have plenty of RAM?

If you’ve run large mysql systems, you may have noticed a frustrating situation where mysql starts swapping to disk on multi-core systems when you have plenty of RAM free.
You’re not the only one. There are dozens of hits on Google for people asking this question.
Talented mysql consultant Jeremy Cole appears to have discovered the cause [...]

How To Buy Expiring Domain Names: Lessons Learned

Lessons learned buying domain names
I’ve been in the market for some new domain names lately. It isn’t 1997, and it’s not so easy to score a good domain name anymore. A vast number of domains are taken by people who are using them, planning to use them, auctioning them, or plastering algorithmically generated spam links [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-26

yet another case of social network over-sharing gone wrong: http://bit.ly/9Mj8jG #
study on patent suits reveals low success rate of non-practicing entities in court, software patents in general: http://bit.ly/b32jQR #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-19

This is pretty cool stuff! Software radio + GSM + SIP = DIY mobile carrier http://openbts.sourceforge.net/ #
I'm looking for interesting salmon recipes and I find a recipe for puffin from a michelin rated chef in iceland. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-12

New facebook worm spreads; hard to stop: http://www.allfacebook.com/alert-massive-new-survey-scam-spreading-on-facebook-2010-09 #
#startups #vc VentureDeal releases Q2 m&a, venture capital reports: http://www.venturedeal.com/Reports/Default.aspx #
#data Dating site okcupid releases more fascinating stats about it's user base (pretty graphs included) http://bit.ly/cIphGl #
USPTO releases patent system performance dashboard: http://www.uspto.gov/dashboards/patents/main.dashxml #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-05

non-existant and expired patents are more common than you might expect, even in software: http://bit.ly/c96D40 #
#attfail thank you for telling me minutes ago that I had 3 voicemails from 8/25 #
Insecure Twitter oauth implementation?http://arstechnica.com/security/guides/2010/09/twitter-a-case-study-on-how-to-do-oauth-wrong.ars #
View the source, Luke. #