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molo_on List of YC companies that use GoDaddy

Gandi.net. Some people say their support is mediocre, but I haven't had to use it. Good luck.

-molo

molo_on Google now tells you your IP when you ask it in search

You can proxy https. See RFC2817 section 5.

-molo

molo_on Sending a window a WM_DESTROY is like prank calling pretending to be the police

Sure, that wasn't directed at you personally. Thanks and cheers.

molo_on Sending a window a WM_DESTROY is like prank calling pretending to be the police

Well it seems that we hit the nesting limit, so I will reply to this post. I'm not including a URL, I'm just signing my name. Please keep in mind that is a guideline.

molo_on Sending a window a WM_DESTROY is like prank calling pretending to be the police

Is it really necessary to downmod me for that?

molo_on Sending a window a WM_DESTROY is like prank calling pretending to be the police

Hi, thanks but that is what I've been doing for ages.

molo_on Sending a window a WM_DESTROY is like prank calling pretending to be the police

You argue for more control, but tying windows to threads at the OS layer is actually enforcing less control.

molo_on Sending a window a WM_DESTROY is like prank calling pretending to be the police

This is about an OS-layer API, not a windowing toolkit API. Tying the window to a thread at this layer makes it impossible to have a single-threaded UI application. It is inflexible.

molo_on Sending a window a WM_DESTROY is like prank calling pretending to be the police

This is more than just a quirk. Lets go through the bogons here:

1. Signal system confuses notifications with commands

2. API ties windows to threads

3. System allows you to send WM_DESTROY from one thread to another even though it provides undefined behavior

4. DestroyWindow() can only be called from a particular thread (related to item #2)

5. The API doesn't detect that the window has been destroyed as far as the application is concerned (whatever happens in ForgetWorkerThread() or PostQuitMessage(), the window actually goes away) without a DestroyWindow() call.

In short, WTF.

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molo_on Sending a window a WM_DESTROY is like prank calling pretending to be the police

Wow, thanks for exposing me to how braindamaged win32 really is.

molo_on How Whole Foods "Primes" You to Shop

In North America there seem to be two seasons for apples: autumn in North America, and autumn in South America. In September and October you get the fresh NA apples. In March and April you get the fresh SA apples. There is no reason to have an apple older than 6 months.

molo_on How Whole Foods "Primes" You to Shop

This article could really do with some photographs. I don't think the local Whole Foods by us does some of these things.

molo_on MAXO signals - A new and unfortunate solution to the Fermi paradox

Also, this fictional account appears in Wireless, a collection of short stories and novellas by Stross. It is great to see that medium still alive and publishable.

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molo_on Understanding Linux CPU Load - when should you be worried?

There are two contributions to the load factor: number of processes/threads on the ready-to-run queue and the number blocked on I/O. The processes blocked on I/O show up in the "D" state in ps and top and also contribute to this number.

This article entirely ignores the number of processes blocked on I/O. A load average exceeding the number of CPUs (cores, whatever) does not automatically mean the CPUs are overloaded.