John Erickson
@johnterickson.bsky.social
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Folks,
The Windows Server Storage team is looking for you input about the ReFS filesystem. We would greatly appreciated if you respond to the survey below. Thanks!
forms.microsoft.com/pages/respon...
The Windows Server Storage team is looking for you input about the ReFS filesystem. We would greatly appreciated if you respond to the survey below. Thanks!
forms.microsoft.com/pages/respon...
Microsoft Forms
forms.microsoft.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Folks,
The Windows Server Storage team is looking for you input about the ReFS filesystem. We would greatly appreciated if you respond to the survey below. Thanks!
forms.microsoft.com/pages/respon...
The Windows Server Storage team is looking for you input about the ReFS filesystem. We would greatly appreciated if you respond to the survey below. Thanks!
forms.microsoft.com/pages/respon...
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New video on Dissecting the Code YouTube Channel.
This time, it's about Parallel Stacks - my very favorite
@visualstudio.com
feature that you probably are not using enough!
I can't even count how many times it helped me production incidents investigations!
youtu.be/Z5mN0VCB-KA?...
This time, it's about Parallel Stacks - my very favorite
@visualstudio.com
feature that you probably are not using enough!
I can't even count how many times it helped me production incidents investigations!
youtu.be/Z5mN0VCB-KA?...
Parallel Stacks: The best Visual Studio feature for asynchronous and parallel code
YouTube video by Dissecting The Code
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
New video on Dissecting the Code YouTube Channel.
This time, it's about Parallel Stacks - my very favorite
@visualstudio.com
feature that you probably are not using enough!
I can't even count how many times it helped me production incidents investigations!
youtu.be/Z5mN0VCB-KA?...
This time, it's about Parallel Stacks - my very favorite
@visualstudio.com
feature that you probably are not using enough!
I can't even count how many times it helped me production incidents investigations!
youtu.be/Z5mN0VCB-KA?...
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Should've used this photo
October 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Should've used this photo
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After a short break I'm back with the new video on Dissecting the Code YouTube channel.
This time its all about ConfigureAwait, why we ended up having it and how it works under the hood!
#dotnet folks, please share! I'll really appreciate it!
youtu.be/RZsLA_R8i9s?...
This time its all about ConfigureAwait, why we ended up having it and how it works under the hood!
#dotnet folks, please share! I'll really appreciate it!
youtu.be/RZsLA_R8i9s?...
Dissecting ConfigureAwait in C#
YouTube video by Dissecting The Code
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
After a short break I'm back with the new video on Dissecting the Code YouTube channel.
This time its all about ConfigureAwait, why we ended up having it and how it works under the hood!
#dotnet folks, please share! I'll really appreciate it!
youtu.be/RZsLA_R8i9s?...
This time its all about ConfigureAwait, why we ended up having it and how it works under the hood!
#dotnet folks, please share! I'll really appreciate it!
youtu.be/RZsLA_R8i9s?...
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The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up
November 10, 2024 at 12:14 AM
The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up
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nuget trusted publishing from GitHub actions is rolling out.
No more api keys needed to publish from your release process.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/...
No more api keys needed to publish from your release process.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/...
Trusted Publishing
Trusted Publishing on nuget.org
learn.microsoft.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
nuget trusted publishing from GitHub actions is rolling out.
No more api keys needed to publish from your release process.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/...
No more api keys needed to publish from your release process.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/...
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These people can only conceive of win-lose situations, and so they forgo win-win arrangements in favor of lose-lose arrangements
August 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
These people can only conceive of win-lose situations, and so they forgo win-win arrangements in favor of lose-lose arrangements
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Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Hi, I think a lot of us received e-mails from SSA saying that social security will no longer be taxed - and that somehow there is "enhanced deductions" (how much enhancement can you make to 0?) for those over 65. What part, if any, of this is true? Thank you!
July 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
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The facts are simple and devastating: Aid cuts have already cost lives, and the number of deaths will continue to rise. Here’s the evidence.
July 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The facts are simple and devastating: Aid cuts have already cost lives, and the number of deaths will continue to rise. Here’s the evidence.
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The Minor Planet Center has designated 3I/ATLAS = C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), or informally "Comet ATLAS", a new interstellar comet that is currently about 4.5 AU from the Sun and screaming through the solar system at 58 km/s (130000 mph)
July 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The Minor Planet Center has designated 3I/ATLAS = C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), or informally "Comet ATLAS", a new interstellar comet that is currently about 4.5 AU from the Sun and screaming through the solar system at 58 km/s (130000 mph)
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New in MSBuild Structured Log Viewer:
Project Reference Graph
New tab that shows the project graph layered by project "height". Each project only references projects above it.
Clicking a project highlights all directly referenced projects above, and all projects below it that reference this one.
Project Reference Graph
New tab that shows the project graph layered by project "height". Each project only references projects above it.
Clicking a project highlights all directly referenced projects above, and all projects below it that reference this one.
June 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
New in MSBuild Structured Log Viewer:
Project Reference Graph
New tab that shows the project graph layered by project "height". Each project only references projects above it.
Clicking a project highlights all directly referenced projects above, and all projects below it that reference this one.
Project Reference Graph
New tab that shows the project graph layered by project "height". Each project only references projects above it.
Clicking a project highlights all directly referenced projects above, and all projects below it that reference this one.
What did field/science totally name poorly but is now stuck?
e.g. electric current direction was defined before we knew how it worked as so it goes *opposite* the direction electrons are actually moving
e.g. electric current direction was defined before we knew how it worked as so it goes *opposite* the direction electrons are actually moving
June 16, 2025 at 3:50 AM
What did field/science totally name poorly but is now stuck?
e.g. electric current direction was defined before we knew how it worked as so it goes *opposite* the direction electrons are actually moving
e.g. electric current direction was defined before we knew how it worked as so it goes *opposite* the direction electrons are actually moving
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This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
www.gelliottmorris.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*
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fantastic writeup: How a 20 year old bug in GTA San Andreas surfaced in Windows 11 24H2
How a 20 year old bug in GTA San Andreas surfaced in Windows 11 24H2
After over two decades, players are now forbidden from flying a seaplane, all thanks to undefined code behavior.
cookieplmonster.github.io
April 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
fantastic writeup: How a 20 year old bug in GTA San Andreas surfaced in Windows 11 24H2
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it turns out the font used in the piracy ad "you wouldn't steal a car" was pirated 🤡
April 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
it turns out the font used in the piracy ad "you wouldn't steal a car" was pirated 🤡
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so they're mycoblogging
April 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
so they're mycoblogging
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Figure 1 from my new paper (arxiv.org/abs/2504.13238)
April 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Figure 1 from my new paper (arxiv.org/abs/2504.13238)
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The year is 2065. Worldwide, young colony members are taking tests.
“In 2025, which of the following did the US Trump Administration not tariff?”
A. The entire EU
B. Peru
C. Russia
D. Penguins
“In 2025, which of the following did the US Trump Administration not tariff?”
A. The entire EU
B. Peru
C. Russia
D. Penguins
April 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The year is 2065. Worldwide, young colony members are taking tests.
“In 2025, which of the following did the US Trump Administration not tariff?”
A. The entire EU
B. Peru
C. Russia
D. Penguins
“In 2025, which of the following did the US Trump Administration not tariff?”
A. The entire EU
B. Peru
C. Russia
D. Penguins
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Mitt Romney warned us
April 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Mitt Romney warned us
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You must listen to Derek Thompson push back against gullible CNBC anchors @dkthomp.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...
The Atlantic's Derek Thompson: 'Completely reject' the idea that tariffs will lead to abundance
Derek Thompson, The Atlantic staff writer, joins CNBC's 'Power Lunch' to discuss newly announced tariffs, how the American public feels about them, and more.
www.cnbc.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
You must listen to Derek Thompson push back against gullible CNBC anchors @dkthomp.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...
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I stand with Ukraine and the truth that Russia is an invader.
February 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I stand with Ukraine and the truth that Russia is an invader.
[Solved] What is "System Data" on my iPad?
Sharing in case it helps others.
My wife's 64GB iPad was full because of "Other" "System Data" was taking up > 30GB. Taking an iCloud backup, wiping the iPad, and restoring from backup did *not* help. So, what I did was...
Sharing in case it helps others.
My wife's 64GB iPad was full because of "Other" "System Data" was taking up > 30GB. Taking an iCloud backup, wiping the iPad, and restoring from backup did *not* help. So, what I did was...
February 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
[Solved] What is "System Data" on my iPad?
Sharing in case it helps others.
My wife's 64GB iPad was full because of "Other" "System Data" was taking up > 30GB. Taking an iCloud backup, wiping the iPad, and restoring from backup did *not* help. So, what I did was...
Sharing in case it helps others.
My wife's 64GB iPad was full because of "Other" "System Data" was taking up > 30GB. Taking an iCloud backup, wiping the iPad, and restoring from backup did *not* help. So, what I did was...
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I open-sourced a library to help you find race conditions!
Great for those of you rewriting containers ( @pagghiu.bsky.social @jeremy.laumon.name ?) or people like me who work on codebases with a lot of people and you suspect things to be racy...
Feedback is welcome!
github.com/Lectem/BadAc...
Great for those of you rewriting containers ( @pagghiu.bsky.social @jeremy.laumon.name ?) or people like me who work on codebases with a lot of people and you suspect things to be racy...
Feedback is welcome!
github.com/Lectem/BadAc...
GitHub - Lectem/BadAccessGuards: Find race conditions at low cost by instrumenting containers
Find race conditions at low cost by instrumenting containers - Lectem/BadAccessGuards
github.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I open-sourced a library to help you find race conditions!
Great for those of you rewriting containers ( @pagghiu.bsky.social @jeremy.laumon.name ?) or people like me who work on codebases with a lot of people and you suspect things to be racy...
Feedback is welcome!
github.com/Lectem/BadAc...
Great for those of you rewriting containers ( @pagghiu.bsky.social @jeremy.laumon.name ?) or people like me who work on codebases with a lot of people and you suspect things to be racy...
Feedback is welcome!
github.com/Lectem/BadAc...
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I wish that journalists would stop uncritically buying into Musk's framing of what DOGE is doing as an audit. You can tell it is not an audit because it is being done by people with zero experience in auditing and the methodology is "poke around in files, looking for keywords without any context."
February 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I wish that journalists would stop uncritically buying into Musk's framing of what DOGE is doing as an audit. You can tell it is not an audit because it is being done by people with zero experience in auditing and the methodology is "poke around in files, looking for keywords without any context."
Fun!
dragonsweeper - a minesweeper clone:
Dragonsweeper by Daniel Benmergui
A roguelike minesweeper adventure
danielben.itch.io
January 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Fun!