2026 mid-year link clearance
The author marks the midpoint of 2026 with a brief "link clearance" post on The Old New Thing blog.
Background
- Raymond Chen writes "The Old New Thing," a long-running Microsoft blog (since 2003) that digs into Windows history, quirks, and behind-the-scenes engineering decisions.
- "Link clearance" posts are a recurring tradition where Chen rounds up interesting links he's accumulated, with minimal commentary — no single thesis, just a curated grab bag.
- This particular post is just a placeholder / teaser; the actual links and content presumably follow, so the real substance is not shown here.
- The date (2026) is a deliberate joke — Chen often posts time-shifted or future-dated entries as part of the blog's self-aware, dry humor.