The Old New Thing

February 12, 2014 - The Old New Thing

The heavy metal umlaut encroaches into Seattle real estate

February 12, 2014 Feb 12, 2014 02/12/14
Raymond Chen
The heavy metal umlaut is creeping into Seattle real estate. I submit for your consideration the condominium known as Bleü. I can't even tell what language they are trying to pretend to be. There are other properties in Seattle with dots, but at least the dots aren't gratuitous. Hotel Ändra in Belltown takes its name from the ...

What is this extra thread in my process?

February 12, 2014 Feb 12, 2014 02/12/14
Raymond Chen
A customer liaison asked: After applying Service Pack 2 to Windows Server 2003, my customer found that a simple MFC application (just using the template, no customization) has two threads when it is supposed to have only one. After five minutes, one of the threads exits. This doesn't happen on Windows Server 2003 RTM or Windows Server...