Staying on hold: why background music is better than chatter
US Mail lost my package. Trying to call them, I am waiting on hold for 25 minutes and counting. But that’s not the most annoying part. The most annoying part […]
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Changing order of enum values in C# breaks binary compatibility badly
Suppose I have a public interface that uses this enum: public enum LogLevel // v1 { Info, Warning, Error, Debug } There is a problem with this enum: the values […]
Boost log
I was doing some googling around the Boost log library, and here’s what came up: U.S. House backs bill to boost logging in national forests. www.peninsuladailynews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID… Sep 22, 2013 – […]
Molecular communication for closed environments
Many of us heard about transmitting Internet traffic via avian carriers. While avian carriers have definite advantages, they cannot be used in small scale confined environments. Researches from Canada came […]
How to disable secure boot: a play in 14 acts with two intermissions
I have just got a new laptop: it comes with Windows 8, but it does not have a touch screen. So, naturally, I am throwing out Windows 8 and replacing […]
Why I would not recommend SSRS
I’ve been putting this off for a while, and it’s been a couple of months since I had actively worked with SSRS reports on a daily basis. Here are my […]
Invalid type code in stream 'Invalid'
If you marshal WPF windows between processes, or do any other cross-process remoting, you can get this error on an unpatched .NET Framework 4: Invalid type code in stream ‘Invalid’ […]
All your database are belong to us
Just tried to import some data from Excel into SQL Server. Got the following error message: You have selected to skip 4 potential lost column conversion(s). You are only allowed […]
Quote of the day
“I can’t imagine naming a column “WasDeleted” under any circumstances. If it’s set to false, it’s redundant; if it’s set to true, it’s a lie. :)” http://ayende.com/blog/4157/avoid-soft-deletes, comment by Phil
Apache AcceptEx Weirdness
The fun started Saturday morning, when I found a brown box by my door with a new cable modem in it. The paper inside the box said something like “install […]