JungleDisk 2.x on Windows 7: xDriveMapFailed (49)
If you run JungleDisk 2.x on Windows 7, the local drive letter mounting will likely fail with an xDriveMapFailed (49) error. The fix is fairly easy to apply (but fairly tricky to figure out, hence this...
View ArticleTwo envelopes
This article was also published on LessWrongSuppose you are presented with a game. You are given a red and a blue envelope with some money in each. You are allowed to ask an independent party to open...
View ArticleWhat makes Git difficult for someone coming from Mercurial
I'm used to consistent terminology. I'm used to a particular concept being referred to in the same way throughout. But in Git, the same set of very closely related concepts can be referred to by lots...
View ArticleILMerge and XamlGeneratedNamespace.GeneratedInternalTypeHelper
If you use ILMerge on a WPF project, you might be in for a shock if you add a WPF window to a library used by the project. ILMerge will refuse to proceed with a message looking like this:ILMerge.Merge:...
View ArticleMixing TrueCrypt whole disk encryption with Acronis True Image Home backups
I've been using TrueCrypt's whole disk encryption together with Acronis TrueImage Home partition images for quite a while now, and have recently performed a restore. I wasn't sure whether the restore...
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A .NET 4.5 incompatibility
.NET Framework 4.5 is an in-place upgrade for .NET Framework 4.0. What this means is that it's impossible to have both 4.0 and 4.5 installed. If you want to run just a single application on 4.5, you...
View ArticleThe value of managers
There seems to be an ever-present conflict in the workplace between the “managers” and the “technical workers”. I was recently reminded of this when reading about a manager who struggles to communicate...
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ASUS Transformer TF300T: review by a keyboard addict
I'm playing with an ASUS Transformer tablet, which is interesting in that it has a hardware keyboard which can be unplugged. I thought I'll post a few things about how this works in practice, from the...
View ArticleDo you want my feedback or not?
UserVoice is a widely known and used system for receiving feedback from users. Its key selling point appears to be that it allows a single user to provide at most 10 individual items of feedback. I...
View ArticleSorting an ObservableCollection: ObservableSortedList
“How do I sort an ObservableCollection?” is a common question about WPF. The usual answer is to use a sorted view of the collection instead. Other ideas include manually sorting the observable...
View ArticleA faster Marsaglia's Xorshift pseudo-random generator in unsafe C#
.x-result { color: #6D1C10; font-weight: bold; } .x-tbl td { text-align: right; } .x-tbl td:first-child { text-align: left; } The built-in pseudo-random number generator in .NET, System.Random, is...
View ArticleMediaWiki 1.19.5 E_USER_DEPRECATED error
MediaWiki v1.19.5 was released today with a number of vulnerabilities fixed. If you install this patch on a system with PHP 5.2.x, you will get a notice printed all over your wiki, stating something...
View ArticleJungleDisk 2.x on Windows 7: xDriveMapFailed (49)
If you run JungleDisk 2.x on Windows 7, the local drive letter mounting will likely fail with an xDriveMapFailed (49) error. The fix is fairly easy to apply (but fairly tricky to figure out, hence this...
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OVH FTP backup settings for Windows Server
If you have dedicated servers at OVH and are wondering how to configure FTP backup space access, you've come to the right place! You might have noticed that this information is available in many...
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Logitech G710+ disassembly and flaky key repair
I bought a nearly new Logitech G710+ very cheap on eBay and it worked great for several days. Then, the Enter key became rather flaky: half the time, it would not register at all, and the other half it...
View ArticleC# wishlist: repeated boolean operator application
Here's a syntax idea I keep coming back to over and over again. I'm sure it's completely impractical for a well-established language like C# to introduce it at this point, but that doesn't stop me...
View ArticleHow to limit which folders are accessible on your phone in BitTorrent Sync
I love the idea of syncing files to the phone. But the Sync's 2.0 model is such that every linked device has the ability to pull every folder I have in my folder list. You no longer need to share each...
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Detachable cable mod for Logitech G710+
For whatever reason, wireless mechanical keyboards aren't particularly common. Perhaps it's because of a history of notoriously unreliable wireless keyboards and mice, or maybe it's just because you...
View ArticleLeague of Legends: One For All 2018 statistics
I downloaded match results for ~167,000 One For All games and came up with some stats... because why not?Win RatesLet's start with win rates. Trundle and Wukong are the only champions with a WR >...
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