November 7, 2008 | The Old New Thing

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What I don’t get about bank robbers

Raymond ChenNovember 7, 2008Nov 7, 200811/7/08

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

Raymond ChenNovember 7, 2008Nov 7, 200811/7/08

There are items with overly generic names. HANDLE, CloseHandle, GetObject, DIFFERENCE, query.exe. But their functionality doesn't live up to their name. HANDLE refers only to kernel handles, CloseHandle can only close kernel handles, GetObject only gets information about GDI objects, DIFFERENCE applies only to the numerical difference between ...

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November 7, 2008 | The Old New Thing

What I don’t get about bank robbers

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

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