Feb 29, 2024
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If a parameter isn’t used, what should I pass?
It doesn't matter what you pass, but if you have to ask, then just pass zero.
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Feb 28, 2024
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On the whole idea of giving away a reference to yourself at destruction
Hey, at least it's possible.
Feb 27, 2024
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Mitigating attacks based on knowing the length of a Windows Hello PIN
Balancing convenience against security, and how you can tune the knobs toward more security.
Feb 26, 2024
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A C# LINQ one-liner to check if exactly one of a set of conditions is met
Maybe not the most efficient, but it's easy to write.
Feb 23, 2024
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Gotcha: Be careful how you shut down your dispatcher queues
The dispatcher queue thread isn't useful after it has shut down, so don't try anything.
Feb 22, 2024
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Gotcha: Don’t forget to shut down your dispatcher queues
Keep that dispatcher queue controller around, or you'll never be able to clean up.
Feb 21, 2024
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Once your object reaches final_release, you are committed to destructing it (eventually)
Don't try to resurrect it.
Feb 20, 2024
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Microspeak: Closing out, duping out
Making work items no longer appear on a query.
Feb 19, 2024
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Why can’t I trigger a manual blue screen crash by injecting the magic key sequence?
It has to come from the physical keyboard, because that's the code that detects the magic key sequence.
Feb 16, 2024
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If you’re just going to sit there doing nothing, at least do nothing correctly
How to be inert.