Why are process and thread IDs multiples of four- February 28, 2008 On Windows NT-based operating systems, process and thread IDs happen always to be a multiple of four. Is this just a coincidence Yes, it's just a coincidence, and you shouldn't rely on it since it is not part of the programming contract. For example, Windows 95 process and thread IDs were not always multiples of four. (By comparison, the reason that kernel handles are always a multiple of four is part of the specification and will be guaranteed for the foreseeable...http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2008/02/28/7925962.aspx Losing the game of Last Checkin Chicken two products in a row- February 26, 2008 Some time ago, Larry Osterman wrote about the unofficial game of Last Checkin Chicken, wherein teams "compete" to avoid being the one responsible for the last change to a product. The competition is purely virtual; nobody really keeps score, and the "winner" is soon forgotten. Unless you're that winner. I know someone who won the Last Checkin Chicken prize not once, but twice! My colleague made the last checkin for Windows 2000, and purely coincidentally, also made the last checkin..http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2008/02/26/7897723.aspx |