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Archive for February, 2016

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Multithreading in C# 5.0 Cookbook – via: Free Learning | PACKT Books

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/02/13

Multithreading in C# 5.0 Cookbook

Source: Free Learning | PACKT Books

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BLDN: December 2015 XE7/XE8 Update Subscription Update got released 20160211 with backported 10 Seattle fixes

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/02/13

Seems they got only released just yesterday because of the QA effort taking a long time. But it’s good news for Delphi/Rad Studio/C++-Builder Update Subscription members: some fixes are now back-ported to 2 Delphi versions. Which is a new milestone in support from Embarcadero.

Anyway: BLDN.

Note that the list of fixes is at the bottom of these pages:

Source: RAD Studio Hotfixes for XE8 and XE7 with 10 Seattle fixes

I also found out that I never updated the links for XE8 update 1 downloads (I did the original XE8 links Delphi XE8 is out with version 22.0.19027.8951; Spring4D is almost ready. « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of stuff) so there they are:

–jeroen

Posted in Delphi, Delphi 10 Seattle, Delphi XE7, Delphi XE8, Development, Software Development | 2 Comments »

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/02/13

westernDigital :: WD90 Pascal Microengine :: 80-0130016-00A0 UCSD Pascal III.0 Operating System Reference Manual Jul82 http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/westernDigital/WD90_Pascal_Microengine/80-0130016-00A0_UCSD_Pascal_III.0_Operating_System_Reference_Manual_Jul82.pdf

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Meet the Robin Hood of Science | Big Think

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/02/12

How one researcher created a pirate bay for science more powerful than even libraries at top universities.

Source: Meet the Robin Hood of Science | Big Think

The first pirate website in the world to open mass and public access to tens of millions research papers

Source: Sci-Hub: removing barriers in the way of science

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Blast from the past Windows 2003 Service Pack 1..2 era hotpatching

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/02/12

For a short while (from Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 till Windows 2003 service pack 2) some updates used Windows Hotpatching.

Some links on the how/why and how to abuse it:

All because of this little post:

Hier ein Einblick in die Denkweise von Leuten, die Software auf CD-ROM verteilen und bei denen Release Zyklen in Monaten und nicht Minuten gemessen werd… – Kristian Köhntopp – Google+

–jeroen

 

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Inkscape Bezier Tutorial 1 and 2 – YouTube

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/02/12

Interesting Inkscape tutorials:

–jeroen

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Het Achterhuis (Anne Frank) – Wikisource – wayback machine

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/02/12

Wayback machine copy of Het Achterhuis (Anne Frank) – Wikisource

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The Famous Photo of Chernobyl’s Most Dangerous Radioactive Material Was a Selfie | Atlas Obscura

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/02/11

Photos from source: The Famous Photo of Chernobyl’s Most Dangerous Radioactive Material Was a Selfie | Atlas Obscura

Corium elephant foot selfie:

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Translation Memory Tools Tried and Found Wanting – Oli’s Blog

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/02/11

Thanks Oliver for sumarising this: Translation Memory Tools Tried and Found Wanting – Oli’s Blog

His conclusion support why I see all my clients building their own translation tooling: no 3rd party tool really supports the full process well, especially not the translation memory parts.

–jeroen

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You find a lot of stuff when you are reorganizing your office #TP6 Library…

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/02/11

You find a lot of stuff when you are reorganizing your office #TP6  Library….

I must clean out my closets as well. I think I have similar stuff lying around.

–jeroen

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