The Old New Thing

November 7, 2008 - The Old New Thing

What I don’t get about bank robbers

November 7, 2008 Nov 7, 2008 11/7/08
Raymond Chen
My reaction to the news story about the so-called Barbie Bandits wasn't disbelief or shock at the crime, but rather confusion over their over-arching plan. People rob a bank and use the money to buy stuff. Dude, cut out the federal crime; just steal the stuff directly. When I expressed this disbelief at the lunch table, one of my colleagues...

Self-esteem gone overboard: The perils of a global namespace

November 7, 2008 Nov 7, 2008 11/7/08
Raymond Chen
There are items with overly generic names. , , , , . But their functionality doesn't live up to their name. refers only to kernel handles, can only close kernel handles, only gets information about GDI objects, applies only to the numerical difference between group resources and standalone resources, and only queries information about ...