Operation could destabilize the runtime- June 28, 2006 I've just come across mention of an XML-RPC.NET problem on the clyx development blog. They have a Community Server installation and were seeing exceptions with this message: Operation could destabilize the runtime. What the Sorry, could you repeat that I am so learning to hate that message. A haiku message would be more useful. The message may be mysterious, but our experience indicates that it is somehow related to mixing .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0 assemblies in the one bin...http://www.cookcomputing.com/blog/archives/000548.html Free Wifi on Skye- June 27, 2006 Following my recent Skye post Mark Smith at Information Patterns emailed me: You can also get free wifi at the An Tuireann arts centre. They also do good soup which the library doesn't. :-)http://www.cookcomputing.com/blog/archives/000547.html Interdental Brushes- June 27, 2006 I've been meaning to mention TePe interdental brushes for a while, to do my bit for the dental hygene of the developer geek world which is not renowned for personal cleanliness. I've never got on with flossing. For me its a bit too fiddly to do every day. As a result I was not cleaning the gaps between the teeth that a toothbrush does not reach. Not good for your gums and anyone who gets close to you. Then I discovered Tepe via a dentist who sells them. What a difference, they're so much..http://www.cookcomputing.com/blog/archives/000546.html Code Line Length- June 24, 2006 Coding Horror has a piece on Text Columns: How Long is Too Long The post quotes some research results which probably aren't really all that applicable to code because its not ordinary text and might look a bit strange if right-justified. Still, its a topic worth thinking about. Is there an optimum max line length for code, maybe different for each programming language, or is it ok to keep typing to the width of the editor viewport or even beyond On the whole I tend to write code with...http://www.cookcomputing.com/blog/archives/000545.html |