Feb 14, 2023
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Why are the Windows chassis hardware button hotkeys so strange?
Operating within the constraints of the system.
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Feb 7, 2023
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The frustration of finding a suitable time to hold a meeting when the participants are evenly spaced around the globe
Somebody has to suffer, but we try to make sure it's not the same person each time.
Dec 26, 2022
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The worst-selling Microsoft software product of all time: OS/2 for the Mach 20
Count 'em on one hand.
Nov 8, 2022
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Why is there a system sound called Asterisk? What sound does an Asterisk make anyway?
It's to accompany the asterisk, back when we had an asterisk.
Oct 25, 2022
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Why are many Windows user interface elements positioned at multiples of 4 or 8 pixels?
It depends on whose pixels you're talking about.
Sep 20, 2022
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Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers, follow-up
Deeper speculation by others.
Aug 31, 2022
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The x86-64 processor (aka amd64, x64): Whirlwind tour
Pretty much a 64-bit-ification of the i386.
Aug 30, 2022
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The AArch64 processor (aka arm64), part 25: The ARM64EC ABI
Aligning with the x86-64 calling convention.
Aug 29, 2022
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The AArch64 processor (aka arm64), part 24: Code walkthrough
Putting theory into practice.
Aug 26, 2022
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The AArch64 processor (aka arm64), part 23: Common patterns
Learning to recognize various code generation patterns.