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Yaakov

Automotive 3 min read

Taking a Tesla Test Drive

I took a Tesla Model S for a test drive! It was great fun, but geez it's expensive.
Development 3 min read

Core Graphics on iOS Draws Circles Backwards

I'm pretty sure this is a bug, I can't make any sense of it at all otherwise.
Internet 2 min read

Switching to Let's Encrypt

Setting up SSL certificates is complex and boring. It's a lot better when the computer can just do it for you.
Windows 2 min read

Failed Experiment: What processes have a lock on this folder?

This is a recording of something I failed at, as notes for anyone else trying or future-me.
Gaming 2 min read

Pokémon Go Walk

I got out the house! I met people! I played Pokémon! All at the same time, too!
SQL 2 min read

SQL Server is smarter than I had assumed

SQL Server can use statistical information about a table to optimise queries in ways you probably didn't expect.
cedar_format_quote 1 min read

On Asking Questions

"... always remember, if you do ask [a question], you may appear foolish for an instant, but if you do not ask, you may remain ignorant for a lifetime!" -- Rabbi David Freedman
Debugging 1 min read

Debugging memory corruption

An interesting story here from the Unity3D folks which also offers a peek into debugging stack corruption, and Windows kernel debugging.
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