The Old New Thing

March 18, 2009 - The Old New Thing

You can’t globally reserve screen space; you can put up signs, but if somebody ignores the sign you’ll have to decide how to respond

March 18, 2009 Mar 18, 2009 03/18/09
Raymond Chen
A customer sent the following question with the rather unhelpful subject line Need Help. They're not just looking for help; they're looking for Help with a capital H. We want to make something like an appbar, but without some of the limitations of appbars. For example, like an appbar, we want applications to avoid using the edge of the ...

Raymond’s highly scientific predictions for the 2009 NCAA men’s basketball tournament

March 18, 2009 Mar 18, 2009 03/18/09
Raymond Chen
Once again, it's time for Raymond to come up with an absurd, arbitrary criterion for filling out his NCAA bracket. This year, the criterion is the school's graduation rate for basketball players. Lower graduation rate wins. However, if the teams are seeded 11 or more positions apart, I'll give the win to the favorite (just to get rid of ...