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Welding
Last year I took an evening course in Basic Welding at Conestoga College. It was just an introductory course for people who want to learn how to weld for their own projects. No credit toward welding as a profession. It covered oxy-acetylene and a bit of GMAW (aka MIG). I like oxy-acetylene, but i didn’t…
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Delay-loading assemblies in .NET
I was trying to find a .NET equivalent to the “/delayload” option that the linker has for unmanaged code. For the uninitiated, “/delayload:someDLL.dll” changes the resulting .EXE/.DLL so that someDLL.dll will not be loaded until the first time a function in it is called. It’s a handy option you can use so that you do…
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.NET garbage collector making me batty
I’ve spent a few days trying to track down a garbage collection problem in some code I’ve been working on. I finally figured it out. Along the way, I’ve learned more about .NET garbage collection than I ever wanted to know, and discovered a useful tool to help with these kinds of problems.
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Failed power supply on Mackie Control Universal
The external power supply on my Mackie Control Universal failed. No power. All the forums say ordering replacements from Mackie is over-priced and very slow. But it’s just a generic 7.5V 4A regulated switching supply. I ordered this part from Jameco Electronics, and received it shortly after. Jameco Part #206528 Meanwell P40A-11P2JU-R US$32.95 The connector…
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Avoiding UPS/FedEx brokerage fees
I wrote previously about the extortionate “brokerage” fees charged by UPS and FedEx for imports into Canada. That post has attracted a huge volume of response from other enraged people. I have learned more since then, including an interesting response direct from the Canada Border Services Agency.