Welcome to The Nook, another addition of ‘To Read Or Not To Read’. This time stepping in the vast, weird and wonderful realm of non-fiction. What will I discover? Who knows? Isn’t…| Me & Ink
We can unlock secrets from bones preserved for centuries in tombs, graves and crypts. The history of the Middle Ages is typically the story of the rich and powerful, there’s barely a written note f…| Swords & Spectres
On 5th of April 2025, Álvaro Herrera committed patch: Add modern SHA-2 based password hashes to pgcrypto. This adapts the publicly available reference implementation on https://www.akkadia.org/drepper/SHA-crypt.txt and adds the new hash algorithms sha256crypt and sha512crypt to crypt() and gen_salt() respectively. Author: Bernd Helmle <mailings@oopsware.de> Reviewed-by: Japin Li <japinli@hotmail.com> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/c763235a2757e2f5f9e3e27268b9028349cef659.camel@oopswar...| select * from depesz;
Oxford Castle and Prison is a historic landmark located in the heart of Oxford, England. The castle and prison have a rich history dating back to the 11th century, when it was first built by William the Conqueror. Oxford Castle and Prison has an amazing underground crypt which is located beneath St. George’s Tower and […] The post Oxford Castle Crypt appeared first on Oxford Castle & Prison.| Oxford Castle & Prison
This Sunday we celebrate St George’s Day. A day of celebration. Friends getting together and enjoying a good St George’s Day lunch which always includes Roast Beef and Yorkshire puddings. St George’s day was celebrated in St George’s Crypt up until the closure of Oxford Prison in 1996. As a Detective I would often attend […] The post On the Record: St George’s Day celebrations appeared first on Oxford Castle & Prison.| Oxford Castle & Prison
