Debian 12 Upgrade Gone Awry
This story involves Debian 12, running on a VPS at Hostwinds.com. I was getting ready to spin up a new WordPress site and was doing…
Stupid Microsoft Documentation, Sql Server Edition
It’s been a while since I played bongos on the (virtual) heads of Microsoft’s documentation staff, but that wasn’t for lack of their continued striving…
Why Not Document What Works?
I recently started trying to use the MSBuild API in a project where I need to be able to parse csproj files and then do…
Why StackOverflow is Toxic, and a Way to Improve It
People ask questions when they don’t know enough to solve a problem on their own. This means, by definition, they are very likely not to…
Where It All Began
I recently attended my 50th high school reunion, which, among other things, included a tour of the school itself. I actually started going to the…
A Thousand Suns Isn’t Even Close
You know that phrase “I [hate|despise] you with the fire of a thousand suns”? Well, that doesn’t begin to describe the way I feel about…