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Sam Afshari's Notes May 1
Now a subpage of DirectXediting from client 2
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Photos Apr 30
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Sam Afshari's Notes Apr 30
NEw TitleThat's a cool prompt. don't you think so?
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Sam Afshari's Notes Apr 29
DirectX in C#In this series, I'll give a tutorial on how to get started with DirectX in C#. W…
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From the rooftop Apr 28
A bench, lateEleven o'clock, no one in the park, a single yellow leaf on the bench.
Wat — the journal Apr 28
Small things we like this week: The way Source Serif 4 handles ligatures at 19pxSmall things we like this week: The way Source Serif 4 handles ligatures at 19px…
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Walks at Kirchberg Apr 28
Hidden GardenPeeking into the garden by the European School, wildflowers popping up despite t…
ada writes code Apr 27
Regex of the week: ^[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*$ — a slugRegex of the week: ^[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*$ — a slug. Lowercase, dash-separated,…
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Walks at Kirchberg Apr 27
Shadow PlayShadows stretching long on the ADPÉM facade during my Saturday loop around the q…
Morgenrand Apr 27
Endlich mal nichts vorDas Wochenende kam wie gerufen, nach einer Woche mit Überstunden im Büro. Freita…
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Le café de l'Europe Apr 27
Dans le train, avec un air de guitare en têteMardi 14 novembre 2023, je monte dans le wagon de 8h15 à la gare d'Esch. Il pleu…
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An der Stad Apr 27
No der Schaff - Schreiwen an der klenger WunnengEt ass e Samschdeg Owend, den 28. Oktober, an ich si schliisslech fräi vum Natio…
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From the rooftop Apr 26
The cathedral, at eightLit from below in a way that makes the spires almost gold.
Wat — the journal Apr 26
Late spring in LuxembourgLate spring in Luxembourg. The Pétrusse valley is full of new green and the sky…
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Walks at Kirchberg Apr 26
Wet RailsRain picked up while waiting for the tram line 1 towards Luxexpo. Tracks all shi…
Morgenrand Apr 26
Im Zug heute dieser ältere Herr mit dem Filzhut, sitzt immer am FensterIm Zug heute dieser ältere Herr mit dem Filzhut, sitzt immer am Fenster. Liest e…
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Le café de l'Europe Apr 26
Pluie battante à Esch ce midi, 10 novembrePluie battante à Esch ce midi, 10 novembre. Au café près de la Mairie, j'entends…
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An der Stad Apr 26
Bus-Verzögerungen - meng Liwwen um VerkéierEch waart scho 20 Minutten um Haltestëll Plësch op de Bus 125, an et kënnt näisc…
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ada writes code Apr 25
Tracking vs. no-tracking, and why your read endpoints are slow“Why is this endpoint so slow? It only reads three tables.” Reader — it does not…
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Walks at Kirchberg Apr 25
Leafy ShortcutTook the path through Parc de Merl on my way back from Kirchberg plateau, leaves…
Morgenrand Apr 25
Zwischen zwei Ländern balancierenEs ist der 15. Oktober, und der Herbst hat richtig eingesetzt. Ich stehe um sech…
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Le café de l'Europe Apr 25
Un soir à la Rockhal, avec la setlist qui surprendSamedi dernier, 4 novembre 2023, je me suis traîné à la Rockhal pour un concert…
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An der Stad Apr 25
Meng Top-Pâtisserieën an der Stad - keen Blëtz, just WäerterEch si versicht, well dëst Thema ass meng Passioun. Als een, déi all Dag am Nati…
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From the rooftop Apr 24
Market, WednesdayTomatoes that taste, finally, of something. A small fortune for six.
Walks at Kirchberg Apr 24
Golden Hour GlowStrolled by the Philharmonie as the sun dipped low, lighting up those glass curv…
Morgenrand Apr 24
Samstagmorgen, Sonne lugt durch die Wolken über dem Markt in TrierSamstagmorgen, Sonne lugt durch die Wolken über dem Markt in Trier. Ich schlende…
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Le café de l'Europe Apr 24
Ce matin, le train CFL de 7h42 vers la capitale a eu 20 minutes de retard, encor…Ce matin, le train CFL de 7h42 vers la capitale a eu 20 minutes de retard, encor…
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An der Stad Apr 24
Ech si grad um Wee mam Tram vun der Gare an d'Knuedler, an et goss ëmmer erëmEch si grad um Wee mam Tram vun der Gare an d'Knuedler, an et goss ëmmer erëm. D…
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Walks at Kirchberg Apr 23
Puddle MirrorCaught this after the rain at Mudam, the modern art museum here in Kirchberg. Th…
Morgenrand Apr 23
Der Regen macht alles langsamerHeute Morgen war es wieder so ein typischer Herbsttag in Trier. Der Regen prasse…
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Le café de l'Europe Apr 23
Les municipales à Esch, entre la boue et les promessesOn est fin octobre 2023, et Esch-sur-Alzette est trempée comme d'habitude. La pl…
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An der Stad Apr 23
En Dag um Nationalbibliothek, an déi scheinbar onschëlteg Kaffi-PauseHaut ass et erëm en Donneschdeg, 12. Oktober, an de Himmel iwwer der Knuedler as…
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From the rooftop Apr 23
Sunset, from the rooftopThe line that the photograph cannot capture, but every Luxembourgish evening has…
Letters to a young writer Apr 23
An evening walk along the AlzetteAn evening walk along the Alzette. Mist over the river, the cathedral lit yellow…
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Wat — the journal Apr 22
The shape of a pageThere is a particular pleasure in opening a book and finding the page well-set.…
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From the rooftop Apr 21
Vianden in NovemberThe first morning of the season cold enough that you can see your breath against…
From the rooftop Apr 20
A yellow windowI do not know who lives behind it. I have walked under it twice this week.
ada writes code Apr 20
LINQ and the art of clarityAfter fifteen years of writing C#, I have a small confession: I think LINQ is on…
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From the rooftop Apr 19
Crossing the AlzetteThe footbridge below Grund, taken between two trains. The water still has yester…
From the rooftop Apr 17
Morning, the small tableTwo cups, one notebook, a cathedral bell at half past eight.
Wat — the journal Apr 17
Hello, watWelcome to wat. We built this place because we kept wanting one tool, and findin…
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From the rooftop Apr 16
Pétrusse, in the rainMist down the valley in late October. There is a particular hush you only get in…
From the rooftop Apr 15
Pont Adolphe at duskEight in the evening. The lamps along the bridge have just come on, and the vall…
Letters to a young writer Apr 14
On patienceThere is, I am told, a kind of writer who plans his book like a general plans a…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Jun 1, 2025
Extracting OSM POIsThe aim of these notes is to take the OSM planet PBF file, process it, and creat…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Sep 20, 2024
Ed 2.23 is outEd 2.23 is out on Steam. These are the new features and changelog for this build…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Jan 10, 2024
Ed - The Level Editorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBMWr99lh_Y . I've been working on a level edito…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Apr 10, 2023
Playing Sound Effects in Avalonia UIIf you're looking for a way to develop cross-platform desktop-oriented applicati…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Feb 13, 2022
This Is Neat-O!Check out my submission for Toy Box Jam 3, This Is Neat-O! Thirty years ago, Cap…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Jan 25, 2022
Unity Tilemap Collision DetectionWhile working on a 2D platformer on Unity, I decided to implement ladders with t…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Sep 14, 2021
Talking to a Bluetooth (BLE) ELM327 DongleI have an ELM327 OBD2 BLE dongle that shows up as IOS-Vlink. To communicate with…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Jul 29, 2021
Talking to a Bluetooth (BLE) Pulse Oximeter - Part IIThese oximeters also continuously record oxygen, heart rate, motion and other va…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Jul 4, 2021
Talking to a Bluetooth (BLE) Pulse OximeterI was playing around with a Viatom SleepU Pulse Oximeter the past few days. It's…
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Sam Afshari's Notes May 17, 2021
Virtualization and Surface Book 3I recently bought a Surface Book 3 and installed a VMWare virtual machine on it.…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Feb 20, 2021
RedCorners.Forms ChangesThe following classes are renamed in RedCorners.Forms: TitledContentView to Titl…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Feb 20, 2021
RedCorners.Forms.GoogleMaps Breaking ChangesAndroid zoom buttons are hidden by default. Android SDK version is changed to 10…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Feb 17, 2021
Notes on Uno PlatformI wanted to port Replicate Resync to MacOS. Resync is originally written in WPF,…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Feb 8, 2021
POIWorld Windows AppPOIWorld now has a Windows app to demonstrate the index. You can download it fro…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Feb 7, 2021
World Time LookupI usually have meetings across multiple time zones, so I made this little tool w…
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Sam Afshari's Notes Feb 6, 2021
ReplicateI released Replicate which is a suite of products designed to make it faster to…
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