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February 2009 - Posts

Friday, February 27, 2009 7:00 AM

What are your high school language students complaining about today?

Who needs so many words?
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Friday, February 27, 2009 7:00 AM

How does Raymond decide what to post on any particular day?

It's basically FIFO.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:00 AM

Pressing a registered hotkey gives you the foreground activation love

That's why you registered it.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:00 AM

Star Trek meets The A-Team

Another pop culture TV mash-up.
Posted by oldnewthing | 8 Comments
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:00 AM

Smart quotes: The hidden scourge of text meant for computer consumption

They look pretty but act differently.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:00 AM

Rob Cockerham investigates those companies that pay cash for gold

Both sides.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:00 AM

Email tip: Just because you get answers when you misuse a mailing list doesn't doesn't mean you should continue to misuse it

Especially if it's the wrong mailing list.
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Monday, February 23, 2009 7:00 AM

Why is there no supported way to get the command line of another process?

The principle of not keeping track of anything you don't need.
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Friday, February 20, 2009 7:00 AM

Announcements on the ferry, and hills that grew while I was away

Welcome to Chilly Hilly.
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Friday, February 20, 2009 7:00 AM

Foreground activation permission is like love: You can't steal it, it has to be given to you

Get the owner to share it with you.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009 7:00 AM

Why do my file properties sometimes show an Archive check box and sometimes an Advanced button?

If there's only one option left, then there's no point in putting it on a dialog box.
Posted by oldnewthing | 18 Comments
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:00 AM

Guest TCP psychic debugging: Why the remote server keeps RSTing the connection

Keith Moore explains.
Posted by oldnewthing | 14 Comments
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009 7:00 AM

Another Seattle bus tool: One Bus Away

Accessible via cell phone.
Posted by oldnewthing | 24 Comments
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009 7:00 AM

Why doesn't the file system have a function that tells you the number of files in a directory?

Because there is no need for it to keep track of that information.
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Monday, February 16, 2009 7:00 AM

Don't keep track of information you don't need

Because you don't need it!
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Friday, February 13, 2009 7:00 AM

The love bus, also known as Metro Bus Route number 308

You never know who you'll meet on the bus.
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Friday, February 13, 2009 7:00 AM

The checkbox: The mating call of the loser

I can't make a difficult decision so I won't.
Posted by oldnewthing | 33 Comments
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Thursday, February 12, 2009 7:00 AM

Superthunderstingcar is go!

Supermarionation.
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Thursday, February 12, 2009 7:00 AM

What does the COM Surrogate do and why does it always stop working?

It's the out-of-proc object host.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009 7:00 AM

In order to serve you bett... wait, it really is better: Fuel surcharges

They actually are being rolled back.
Posted by oldnewthing | 16 Comments
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009 7:00 AM

If you get confused by a register dump, then you'll just have to accept that some of my postings won't make any sense

Better luck tomorrow.
Posted by oldnewthing | 29 Comments
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 7:00 AM

A different type of writing exercise, this time in preparation for buying a house

Sign here, and here, and here...
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Monday, February 09, 2009 7:00 AM

Changes to the the 2009/2010 Seattle Symphony subscription season

Some corrections.
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Monday, February 09, 2009 7:00 AM

What is the purpose of the RunAsCommand value?

It doesn't work, and if you try to use it, other things stop working.
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Friday, February 06, 2009 7:00 AM

A process shutdown puzzle: Answers

The thread is gone, or it's not gone.
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Thursday, February 05, 2009 7:00 AM

What the various registry data types mean is different from how they are handled

They don't really mean anything much.
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009 7:00 AM

Being lucky is observing what you weren't expecting: An illustration

Hey, what's that in the locked case?
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009 7:00 AM

What is the terminology for describing the various parts of the registry?

Hives, keys, values, types, and data.
Posted by oldnewthing | 23 Comments
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009 7:00 AM

The 2009/2010 Seattle Symphony subscription season at a glance

The pocket reference guide for 2009/2010.
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009 7:00 AM

Microspeak: Recommends (noun)

As opposed to recommendations.
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Monday, February 02, 2009 7:00 AM

Welcome to Groundhog Day, a holiday where the same thing happens over and over

At least that's what the BBC said.
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Monday, February 02, 2009 7:00 AM

How do I programmatically show and hide the Quick Launch bar?

Beats me, but it's not really something you should be doing.
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