Is it better to do 1 MySQL query and run an IF (PHP) for each of 400,000 results – or to run 5000 MySQL queries each with one result?

@DailyInfoOxford she’s buying up cheap celebrity memoirs in Borders

@mikodragonfly I can always forgive a lady 🙂 (well, not always, obviously)

@purplesime it might take up a tad more shelf space

@mokuska oi! :p

Ooh, dammit – I may be buying myself a Christmas present shortly: http://qurl.com/vts6z

Dear company I contacted which replied with ‘Dear Andy’… you’re about to get a grumpy broadside for your hateful overfamiliarity. Andrew.

@robinhouston and I wouldn’t be the @hatmandu that @brighty loves and hates if I didn’t mention that I can’t stand Mc S!

@dozykraut ah, there you are, then

@Shirepublisher if you ever need a freelance book editor/designer (who reviews Shire titles sometimes!) to reduce the panic, let me know 🙂