Rob Richardson

Current - A River of Reading Current rethinks RSS for the modern reader. Your feeds flow like a river. No inbox anxiety, no unread counts. Just beautiful reading.

www.currentreader.app - Current Reader is an #RSS reader that allows specifying post freshness so it doesn't become a to-do list. Wish there was a #windows version.

Code analysis in .NET Learn about source code analysis in the .NET SDK.

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet... - EnableNETAnalyzers is true by default on #dotNET 5 and greater. And #dotNET analysers are great at catching mistakes and suggesting best practices.

Dear Copilot, can you help me with SQL? - Azure SQL Dev Corner Using Copilot with Azure SQL to go from schema design to local development, REST APIs, and Azure deployment, all guided by workspace instructions and skills that keep SQL at the center.

devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/de... - #Copilot does #SQL, App, and #Deploy.

GitHub - block/goose: an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM - block/goose

github.com/block/goose?... - Goose: it's #ChatGPT but local. An on machine #AI agent to automate cool tasks.

Monarch is the multi-monitor fix Microsoft forgot to build for Windows 11 A Redditor’s Monarch tool makes multi‑monitor switching on Windows 11 effortless, solving a headache Microsoft has yet to fix.

www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi... - A solo #developer builds a #Windows multi-monitor took that's really brilliant.

Derek diagnoses performance issues by listening to laptop fans | Chris Northfield posted on the topic | LinkedIn Derek found an N+1 query by listening. Not by profiling. Not by checking logs. By listening. To his laptop fan. He said "the fan spins up on the customers page." I said "it's probably just rendering."...

www.linkedin.com/posts/christ... - Diagnosing #software problems by sound. There's a savant!

#dotnet #websocket #realtime | Romain Ottonelli Dabadie WebSocket code in .NET used to require 50+ lines of buffer management boilerplate. .NET 10 introduces `𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦` — a `𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦` abstraction...

www.linkedin.com/posts/romain... - #WebSocket just got really easy in #dotNET 10. It's a stream abstraction.

Researchers discover massive Wi-Fi vulnerability affecting multiple access points — AirSnitch lets attackers on the same network intercept data and launch machine-in-the-middle attacks There's a silent vulnerability lurking underneath the architecture of Wi-Fi networks.

www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr... - AirSnitch is a #vulnerability in #wifi hardware that allows anyone connected to confuse the router into routing others' traffic through it. #security

Spec-driven development with AI: Get started with a new open source toolkit Developers can use their AI tool of choice for spec-driven development with this open source toolkit.

github.blog/ai-and-ml/ge... - Spec-driven #development with #AI. "The issue isn’t the agent’s ability, but our approach. We treat coding agents like search engines [rather than] literal-minded pair programmers. They excel at pattern recognition but still need unambiguous instructions."

Question: How can I get the length of a string in C#?
Comparing answers from Microsoft community and StackOverflow.

GitHub - shmykelsa/AAAD: The original application for downloading and installing apps made specifically for Android Auto outside of Google Play Store. Active since 2021. The original application for downloading and installing apps made specifically for Android Auto outside of Google Play Store. Active since 2021. - shmykelsa/AAAD

github.com/shmykelsa/AA... - Run more 3rd party apps on #Android #Auto with AAAD downloader.

GitHub - lyogavin/airllm: AirLLM 70B inference with single 4GB GPU AirLLM 70B inference with single 4GB GPU. Contribute to lyogavin/airllm development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com/lyogavin/air... - Run large #LLMs in memory constrained spaces by leaving most of it on disk. It's definitely slower, but suddenly possible.

Want to get #Prod #Data into non-prod safely? Join us for "#Database #DevOps with #Containers" at #ConFoo in St Laurent 4, starting soon. confoo.ca/en/2026/sess... Slides: robrich.org/slides/datab... code: github.com/robrich/data...

antondevtips.com/blog/how-to-... - Speed up #EntityFramework Core in #dotNET. Nice post Anton Martyniuk.

Pentagon Pizza Index - Real-Time OSINT Dashboard Track pizza popularity around the Pentagon as a geopolitical indicator. The conspiracy theory that's taking OSINT by storm.

www.pizzint.watch - #Pentagon #Pizza: can we infer impending announcements based on how much delivery food is delivered by the government?

Want to #automate #deploy #DB #Schema changes? Join us for "#Database #DevOps #Pipeline" at #ConFoo starting soon in St Laurent 3. confoo.ca/en/2026/sess... Slides: robrich.org/slides/datab..., code: github.com/robrich/data...

Get Started - GitHub Copilot in SQL Server Management Studio (Preview) Learn how to get started using GitHub Copilot in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ssms/g... - #SSMS now has #GitHub #Copilot in it. It's really sweet.

almostnode — Node.js in your browser Run Node.js, Next.js, Vite, and Express entirely in the browser. ~250KB gzipped, instant startup, no server required.

almostnode.dev - It's almost #Node.js running in the browser. It has some shimmed NPM modules too.

cyber-laws.com/en/regulatio... - matching #software #requirements with #EU #regulations.

GitHub - FireCubeStudios/Clippy: Bring back Clippy on Windows 10/11! Bring back Clippy on Windows 10/11! Contribute to FireCubeStudios/Clippy development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com/FireCubeStud... - Bringing back #Clippy as a #ChatGPT-backed #windows widget.

I'm on my way to #ConFoo in #Montreal. confoo.ca/en/2026 I'm excited to teach #Database #DevOps, #containers, and learn and share much more. Join us #InPerson!

RIP Converters, XAML C# Expressions are here RIP Converters, with this change you can use C# expressions right in your XAML with .NET MAUI! How to use that and what that means? Check it out in this video! This all works based on XAML Source…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPI8... - In #dotNET XAML, you can now use C# expressions. RIP value converters. Nice walk-through Gerald Versluis.

When #Windows task manager wants to say "hi".

Use Claude Code with Docker Model Runner | Docker Get Claude Code working with Docker Model Runner—free, on-device, and private. Your cloud bill stays at $0.

www.docker.com/blog/run-cla... - #Claude#code, #Docker Model Runner, and gpt-oss running locally. "The bill stays at $0." Sweet tutorial Dorin Geman.

Run a Private Personal AI with Clawdbot + DMR | Docker Use Clawdbot + Docker Model Runner to run a private personal assistant on your hardware—fast setup, local data control, and predictable costs.

www.docker.com/blog/clawdbo... - #ClawdBot and #Docker #Model Runner: a private, personal #AI assistant. Nice walk-through Ignasi Lopez Luna and Eric Curtin.

GitHub-hosted runners reference - GitHub Docs Find information about GitHub-hosted runners, including their specifications and customization options.

docs.github.com/en/actions/r... - I learned the hard way that #GitHub #Actions build agents give you 14 gigs of drive space and no more.

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open... - OpenClaw, the first #Viral #AI #Assistant

OmniRAG - the right way to do Retrieval Augmented Generation with Azure Cosmos DB Title: OmniRAG - the right way to do Retrieval Augmented Generation with Azure Cosmos DB Abstract: OmniRAG - the right way to do Retrieval Augmented Generation with Azure Cosmos DB OmniRAG is a new…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAc8... - OmniRAG: how to do #AI #RAG with #Azure #CosmosDB. Thanks for the walk-through Aleksey Savateyev.

Full-Stack DevOps: Containerize and Deploy to Kubernetes, Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup Are you looking to rapidly deploy your content? Are you looking to understand the full DevOps process? Come for this demo-only presentation where we start from scratch, tem

I'm excited to present #FullStack #DevOps: #Containerize and #Deploy to #k8s at the #Utah #Kubernetes meetup! Join us #InPerson or #Online at www.meetup.com/utah-kuberne... and grab the code we'll build at github.com/robrich/full...

People say Postgres is "a good enough database", a database appropriate for 95% of the use-cases. I agree. Not perfect at all: - There is no such thing as in-place update so table bloat is a thing… | Damir Bulic | 49 comments People say Postgres is "a good enough database", a database appropriate for 95% of the use-cases. I agree. Not perfect at all: - There is no such thing as in-place update so table bloat is a thing, causing...

www.linkedin.com/posts/dbulic... - All the reasons #Postgres is the "good enough" database for 95% of use-cases. Great thoughts www.linkedin.com/in/dbulic/.