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The Old New Thing : June 2004 - Posts
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June 2004 - Posts

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 7:00 AM

Why does the Links folder keep re-creating itself?

It's trying to auto-repair.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004 7:00 AM

Fees disguised as taxes

Quote a low price and then pile on the fees.
Posted by oldnewthing | 16 Comments
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Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:00 AM

The difference between thread-safety and re-entrancy

They are related but not identical concepts.
Posted by oldnewthing | 19 Comments
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Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:00 AM

You can already see the bug report that led to this dialog box

It's like stupid warning labels on consumer products.
Posted by oldnewthing | 24 Comments
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Monday, June 28, 2004 7:00 AM

When does SHLoadInProc unload a DLL?

It's a COM DLL so it follows the COM rules.
Posted by oldnewthing | 13 Comments
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Monday, June 28, 2004 7:00 AM

Ringside seats at Fruit Fly Fight Club

But you'll need a magnifying glass and patience.
Posted by oldnewthing | 7 Comments
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Friday, June 25, 2004 10:20 PM

The suggestion box is now open

Please post suggestions for future topics in the suggestion box instead of posting off-topic comments. Note that the suggestion box is emptied and read periodically so don't be surprised if your suggestion vanishes. And now that there's a suggestion box,
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Friday, June 25, 2004 7:00 AM

Hong Kong crocodile caught at last.

Croc eluded experts for over half a year.
Posted by oldnewthing | 6 Comments
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Friday, June 25, 2004 6:58 AM

Monitor giving you a headache? Check the refresh rate.

Some people are sensitive to lower refresh rates.
Posted by oldnewthing | 46 Comments
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Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:03 AM

At least it's easier than learning Finnish

The news in classical Latin.
Posted by oldnewthing | 38 Comments
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Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:00 AM

The evolution of dialog templates - Summary

Trying to capture the changes in a table.
Posted by oldnewthing | 4 Comments
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Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:00 AM

The evolution of dialog templates - 32-bit Extended Templates

The extended 32-bit dialog template.
Posted by oldnewthing | 10 Comments
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Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:00 AM

The only way you're going to wake up next to Claudia Schiffer

Welcome to the World Mind Sports Olympiad.
Posted by oldnewthing | 3 Comments
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Tuesday, June 22, 2004 7:01 AM

When cafeteria pricing meets mathematics

Prices in the Microsoft cafeteria are often illogical.
Posted by oldnewthing | 38 Comments
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Tuesday, June 22, 2004 7:00 AM

The evolution of dialog templates - 16-bit Extended Templates

The extended 16-bit dialog template.
Posted by oldnewthing | 4 Comments
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Monday, June 21, 2004 7:00 AM

The evolution of dialog templates - 32-bit Classic Templates

The classic 32-bit dialog template.
Posted by oldnewthing | 21 Comments
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Monday, June 21, 2004 7:00 AM

Drug dealers have to pay taxes too.

The fact that dealing marijuana and controlled substances is illegal does not exempt it from taxation.
Posted by oldnewthing | 19 Comments
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Friday, June 18, 2004 6:58 AM

The evolution of dialog templates - 16-bit Classic Templates

The classic Windows 1.0 dialog template.
Posted by oldnewthing | 14 Comments
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Friday, June 18, 2004 6:58 AM

Too late, Mr. Jenkins. You were an F7 back at question 2

The story of somebody who worked for a job screening service.
Posted by oldnewthing | 9 Comments
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Friday, June 18, 2004 12:01 AM

Tweaked comment policy

The two-week rule.
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Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:02 AM

The evolution of dialog templates - Introduction

The start of a four-part series.
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Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:02 AM

Exploding frying pans

They explode when you use it to fry stuff.
Posted by oldnewthing | 8 Comments
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:00 AM

Verifying that your system files are digitally signed

Sigverif looks for files that aren't digitally signed.
Posted by oldnewthing | 13 Comments
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:00 AM

Anybody remember Blade Squad or MV24?

Old FOX shows, some of which never made it off the drawing board.
Posted by oldnewthing | 12 Comments
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Tuesday, June 15, 2004 7:00 AM

What was the purpose of the hPrevInstance parameter to WinMain?

It let you talk to your previous instance, of course.
Posted by oldnewthing | 28 Comments
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Tuesday, June 15, 2004 7:00 AM

Augusto Pinochet's beverage preferences are a matter of national security

And other things the government thinks is classified information.
Posted by oldnewthing | 26 Comments
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Monday, June 14, 2004 7:00 AM

What is the difference between HINSTANCE and HMODULE?

They mean the same thing today, but at one time they were quite different.
Posted by oldnewthing | 15 Comments
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Monday, June 14, 2004 7:01 AM

Norway works to lengthen its lead

Further ensuring its "best place to live" ranking for years to come.
Posted by oldnewthing | 25 Comments
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Friday, June 11, 2004 7:01 AM

Taiwan law requires writing to go left-to-right instead of top-to-bottom

Traditional writing "looked confusing".
Posted by oldnewthing | 29 Comments
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Friday, June 11, 2004 6:58 AM

A hidden performance cost of regional windows

They're neat, but be aware of the cost.
Posted by oldnewthing | 22 Comments
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Thursday, June 10, 2004 7:03 AM

Speeding up adding items to a combobox or listbox

Pre-allocate space to avoid reallocation.
Posted by oldnewthing | 33 Comments
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Thursday, June 10, 2004 7:03 AM

Did you know that Baltimore has a Rumor Control Center?

Their job is to squash rumors.
Posted by oldnewthing | 11 Comments
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Wednesday, June 09, 2004 7:00 AM

What are these directories called 0409 and 1033?

Those are language codes.
Posted by oldnewthing | 34 Comments
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Wednesday, June 09, 2004 7:00 AM

Calculate the speed of light by microwaving marshmallows

A simple experiment, and you can eat the results!
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Tuesday, June 08, 2004 7:01 AM

Let there be a grand clubhouse feast!

The wonderful home run calls of Kenny Mayne.
Posted by oldnewthing | 3 Comments
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Tuesday, June 08, 2004 7:00 AM

When can a thread receive window messages?

Depends on what kind of message.
Posted by oldnewthing | 16 Comments
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Monday, June 07, 2004 7:00 AM

Deleted but not yet forgotten

What happens when you delete a file while it is open?
Posted by oldnewthing | 18 Comments
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Monday, June 07, 2004 7:00 AM

The suburbs make you fat, more researchers conclude

Two legs good - four wheels bad.
Posted by oldnewthing | 12 Comments
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Friday, June 04, 2004 7:01 AM

Do not underestimate the power of the game Deer Hunter

It can stop a beta.
Posted by oldnewthing | 35 Comments
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Friday, June 04, 2004 7:00 AM

An easy way to determine whether you have a particular file permission

Make the security subsystem do the work for you.
Posted by oldnewthing | 21 Comments
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Thursday, June 03, 2004 7:02 AM

My first death threat

I guess he wasn't happy.
Posted by oldnewthing | 32 Comments
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Thursday, June 03, 2004 7:00 AM

Need to add 1.5kg and 350g?

Don't take any chances. Go to a Certified Metrication Specialist.
Posted by oldnewthing | 36 Comments
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Wednesday, June 02, 2004 7:00 AM

The dreaded "main" threading model

A relic from the days before multi-threading...
Posted by oldnewthing | 7 Comments
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Wednesday, June 02, 2004 7:00 AM

Letter carriers rebel

In Sweden and Scotland, letter carriers refuse to deliver election material that offends them.
Posted by oldnewthing | 19 Comments
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Tuesday, June 01, 2004 7:00 AM

What does SHGFI_USEFILEATTRIBUTES mean?

It means "Pretend the file/directory exists".
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Tuesday, June 01, 2004 7:00 AM

French schoolchildren invited to draw their impressions of the United States

They choose fast food, fat people, and Bush in a tank.
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