December 30, 2003 | The Old New Thing

People with almanacs may be terrorists, FBI warns

Raymond ChenDecember 30, 2003Dec 30, 200312/30/03

The FBI has apparently released a bulletin advising law enforcement officers to be on the alert for people with almanacs: They might be terrorists...

At least the Danes know how to count

Raymond ChenDecember 30, 2003Dec 30, 200312/30/03

Even though Danish is impossible for me to pronounce, I do appreciate their stubborn resistance to decimalization. The number 71 is (I hope I get this right) "en og halvfjerdsindstyve", literally, "one and half-four-times-twenty", or more commonly, just "en og halvfjerds". (Those familiar with other Germanic languages recognize "half-...

What's the difference between CreateMenu and CreatePopupMenu?

Raymond ChenDecember 30, 2003Dec 30, 200312/30/03

CreateMenu creates a horizontal menu bar, suitable for attaching to a top-level window. This is the sort of menu that says "File, Edit", and so on. CreatePopupMenu creates a vertical popup menu, suitable for use as a submenu of another menu (either a horizontal menu bar or another popup menu) or as the root of a context menu. If you get the ...

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December 30, 2003 | The Old New Thing

People with almanacs may be terrorists, FBI warns

At least the Danes know how to count

What's the difference between CreateMenu and CreatePopupMenu?

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