Dec 31, 2021
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2021 year-end link clearance
Another trip around the sun.
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Dec 31, 2021
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The case of the programs that were launched with impossible command line options
Death and resurrection, unsuccessfully.
Dec 30, 2021
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The C++/CX String^ is not an object, even though it wears a hat
A strange beast that thing is.
Dec 29, 2021
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You can’t copy code with memcpy; code is more complicated than that
There's more to code than just instructions.
Dec 28, 2021
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A rejected attempt to inject pseudo-physics into Windows 8 toast notifications
Like a mischievous rubber band flung across the screen.
Dec 27, 2021
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How do I add custom controls to the common file open or file save dialogs?
A survey of the history of customization, leading to the present.
Dec 24, 2021
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The Thanksgiving to Christmas sales nationwide of the VIS could be tabulated in an unsigned char
One of the great duds of console gaming history.
Dec 23, 2021
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It’s easy to get data into the GPU, but harder to get it out
The continuing evolution of graphics memory.
Dec 22, 2021
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How do I programmatically reposition monitors in a multiple-monitor system?
The magic phrase is DM_POSITION.
Dec 21, 2021
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You thought Windows drivers from 2006 were old, wait’ll you see the Intel drivers from 1968!
It's the same driver date hack, just even more extreme.