The Old New Thing

Just for fun: Retail demo user names in Windows 10

October 13, 2020 Oct 13, 2020 10/13/20

Raymond Chen

A bunch of plausible but fictitious names.

How can I bulk-revert a subdirectory of a repo to an earlier commit?

October 5, 2020 Oct 5, 2020 10/5/20

Raymond Chen

Read it into the index.

git commit-tree parlor tricks, Part 9: How can I bulk-revert an entire repo to an earlier commit?

September 28, 2020 Sep 28, 2020 09/28/20

Raymond Chen

Take me back to a simpler time.

Why does the Disk Cleanup tool’s Windows Update Cleanup take so long and consume so much CPU?

September 22, 2020 Sep 22, 2020 09/22/20

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It's doing some real work.

Git commit-tree parlor tricks, Part 8: I just rebased my branch, but now I realize that I should have merged

September 21, 2020 Sep 21, 2020 09/21/20

Raymond Chen

You can rewrite the tree while preserving files.

2020 mid-year link clearance

June 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 06/30/20

Raymond Chen

Another midpoint.

Blaming the operating system for allowing people to create files with unusual characters in their names

June 17, 2020 Jun 17, 2020 06/17/20

Raymond Chen

Four fingers pointing back at your self.

When programs assume that the system will never change, episode 1, redux

May 26, 2020 May 26, 2020 05/26/20

Raymond Chen

It was never yours to begin with.

Reporting on what you could do once you get to the other side of the airtight hatchway

May 18, 2020 May 18, 2020 05/18/20

Raymond Chen

Counting all those chickens.