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Development 2 min read

The Hour-Long SQL Query, 2023 Edition

In 2015 I found an odd performance issue in the SQL libraries for .NET Framework. Has anything changed in the last 7 years?
Development 2 min read

Something I Learned Recently: WebFinger

Recently I was looking into the structure of Mastodon and "Fediverse" federated communications, and came across a newer standard called WebFinger. This seems to be a HTTP-based evolution of the good old 'finger' command.
Radio 9 min read

Installing Two-Way Radios in my Car

When I got my amateur radio license (a.k.a HAM radio) almost two years ago, I wanted to have a radio in the car. It could be a useful tool in emergencies, when out on the highway (particularly in convoy with another vehicle), it's been handy just to have
Cloud 9 min read

Self-Hosted Git and CI/CD for fun (and profit?)

When I first got into running my own servers, I liked to host just about anything I could (and would actually use), which became a bit of a pain as you have to manage the operating system, system libraries, various software runtimes, create /etc/init.d scripts, assemble your own
Development 4 min read

Debugging Third-Party Code in Visual Studio

This post shows how you can debug code that you didn't write and don't have the source code for.
Security 6 min read

Forging a COVID-19 vaccination certificate is child's play

Anti-vaxxers are a pretty determined bunch, and without even basic technological protections in our proof-of-vaccination records, our Government is about to let them run wild.
Development 6 min read

Speeding up some very slow .NET builds

What do you do when upgrading Windows makes your code compile a lot slower? This, of course.
Development 4 min read

Dates are an utter nightmare and YYYY is worse than I thought

Every year we get told that 'YYYY' in date formats is bad. But why? And just how bad is it? (Spoiler: very.)
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