# preview part (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover preview part. Page: Feed: --- ## [Cal Football 2026 Fall Camp Notebook #8](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-football-2026-fall-camp-notebook-af0) _2026-08-22 · Jesse Miller-Gordon · Write For California_ On Wednesday, as questions wrapped, it became apparent RB Coach Bhonapha wasn’t been exactly sure of what day it was. ## [Cal Football Home Game News: Joe Roth Uniforms vs. UCLA, Gold Bracelets vs. Clemson](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-football-home-game-news-ucla-clemson) _2026-08-21 · Write For California Staff · Write For California_ Exciting promotions to start the season, as the Bears look to start selling out Memorial Stadium. ## [DBD 2026-08-21: Peru](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/dbd-2026-08-21-peru) _2026-08-21 · Write For California_ Welcome to the DBD, a Write for California community board where one can talk about anything – Cal-related or off-topic. ## [Predict the 2026 Cal Football Season!](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/predict-the-2026-cal-football-season) _2026-08-20 · Berkelium97 · Write For California_ Has enough changed around the program to break our streak of 7-win predictions? ## [DBD 2026-08-20: Colombia](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/dbd-2026-08-20-colombia) _2026-08-20 · Write For California_ ... is one of the world's seventeen megadiverse countries; ## [Cal Football 2026 Fall Camp Notebook #7](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-football-2026-fall-camp-notebook-034) _2026-08-20 · Jesse Miller-Gordon · Write For California_ The fall camp routine is routine for everyone now. ## [Cal Depth Chart Discussion and Projections - Front 7](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-depth-chart-discussion-and-projections-967) _2026-08-19 · Piotr Le · Write For California_ Group of players with the highest levels of volatility coming into the season ## [The Plook](https://www.drawnfromrowz.com/p/the-plook) _2026-08-19 · Keith Wallace · Drawn from Row Z_ Not all superheroes wear make up ## [Cal Football 2026 Fall Camp Notebook #6](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-football-2026-fall-camp-notebook-6f7) _2026-08-19 · Jesse Miller-Gordon · Write For California_ Move in week is well underway and the area around campus is riddled with stressed out and or excited students and parents, double parked vans, moving trucks, and hazard blinkers galore. ## [DBD 2026-08-19: Brazil](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/dbd-2026-08-19-brazil) _2026-08-19 · Write For California_ fifth-largest country in the world by area and takes up nearly half of South America ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/m97Z8HzmPzRE) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [DBD 2026-08-18: Patagonia](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/dbd-2026-08-17-patagonia) _2026-08-18 · Write For California_ has a very good return, repair. recycle policy ## [A Cup win cures all ills](https://www.drawnfromrowz.com/p/a-cup-win-cures-all-ills) _2026-08-17 · Keith Wallace · Drawn from Row Z_ The Monday review looks back at the Premier Sports Cup and looks forward to a very different national team set up (hopefully) ## [Cal Football 2026 Season Preview Part 3: The Defense](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-football-2026-season-preview-7f2) _2026-08-17 · Nick Kranz · Write For California_ A slew of talented-but-unproven transfers will define Cal's success on defense. ## [DBD 2026-08-17: The Great Outdoors](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/dbd-2026-08-17-the-great-outdoors) _2026-08-17 · Write For California_ climb anything tall lately ## [Whither and woe](https://www.drawnfromrowz.com/p/whither-and-woe) _2026-08-14 · Keith Wallace · Drawn from Row Z_ The Friday Feeling feels the pain ## [DBD 2026-08-14: Independence for India and Pakistan](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/dbd-2026-08-14-independence-for-india) _2026-08-14 · Write For California_ on Aug 15 1947 ## [Cal Football 2026 Fall Camp Notebook #5](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-football-2026-fall-camp-notebook-28d) _2026-08-13 · Jesse Miller-Gordon · Write For California_ A fresh crop of scouts from the Panthers, Ravens, Jets, and Niners look on as practice warms up for 2026’s Golden Bears on another sunny Wednesday in Strawberry Canyon. ## [DBD 2026-08-13: Post-election aftermath](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/dbd-2026-08-13-post-election-aftermath) _2026-08-13 · Write For California_ lots of primaries happened this week ## [The Midweek Trumpet](https://www.drawnfromrowz.com/p/the-midweek-trumpet-243) _2026-08-13 · Keith Wallace · Drawn from Row Z_ Hail to the Football Gods ## [Cal Football 2026 Fall Camp Notebook #4](https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-football-2026-fall-camp-notebook-41a) _2026-08-12 · Jesse Miller-Gordon · Write For California_ Approaching CMS on this sunny Tuesday morning, you can hear the sounds of practice gathering themselves, buffered by towering mountains of ruined furniture sitting outside greek houses. ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8f5B6Gg4rFn9) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [Crisis? What crisis?](https://www.drawnfromrowz.com/p/crisis-what-crisis) _2026-08-10 · Keith Wallace · Drawn from Row Z_ The LOL’s just keep on coming ## [The Friday Feeling](https://www.drawnfromrowz.com/p/the-friday-feeling) _2026-08-07 · Keith Wallace · Drawn from Row Z_ Some good, some not so good ## [The Midweek Trumpet](https://www.drawnfromrowz.com/p/the-midweek-trumpet) _2026-08-05 · Keith Wallace · Drawn from Row Z_ A Row Z story from the other club you love ## [The Weekend Review](https://www.drawnfromrowz.com/p/the-weekend-review) _2026-08-04 · Keith Wallace · Drawn from Row Z_ The Premiership’s first week had its fair share of drama ## [Automatic CSRF protection based on Fetch Metadata headers: Exploring the .NET 11 preview - Part 6](https://andrewlock.net/exploring-the-dotnet-11-preview-6-automatic-csrf-protection-based-on-fetch-metadata-http-headers/) _2026-08-04 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I describe the new Cross-Site Request Forgery protection added to ASP.NET Core that uses Fetch Metadata HTTP headers instead of antiforgery tokens ## [Ready, Steady, Go](https://www.drawnfromrowz.com/p/ready-steady-go) _2026-08-03 · Keith Wallace · Drawn from Row Z_ Season 26/27 begins. Here’s what it’s going to look like from Row Z ## [Here we go again](https://www.drawnfromrowz.com/p/here-we-go-again) _2026-07-31 · Keith Wallace · Drawn from Row Z_ The songs remain the same ## [Scottish Premiership Season Preview Part Two](https://www.drawnfromrowz.com/p/scottish-premiership-season-preview-dd8) _2026-07-30 · Keith Wallace · Drawn from Row Z_ From Kilmarnock to Rangers as seen from Row Z ## [Understanding the Fetch Metadata HTTP headers: Sec-Fetch-Site and friends](https://andrewlock.net/understanding-the-fetch-metadata-http-headers-sec-fetch-site-and-friends/) _2026-07-29 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I describe the Fetch Metadata HTTP headers like Sec-Fetch-Site and Sec-Fetch-Mode which give information to a server about the context of a request ## [Improvements to reading Process outputs: Exploring the .NET 11 preview - Part 5](https://andrewlock.net/exploring-the-dotnet-11-preview-5-improvments-to-process-apis/) _2026-07-07 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I show some of the improvements to the Process API in .NET 11 for running processes and reading their outputs without risk of deadlock ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ctAY2wArsnrq) _2026-07-07 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [Closed class hierarchies: Exploring the .NET 11 preview - Part 4](https://andrewlock.net/exploring-the-dotnet-11-preview-4-closed-class-hierarchies/) _2026-06-30 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I describe what a close closed hierarchy is, how to create one, and discuss why you might want to ## [Avoiding ToString() allocations with StringBuilder.MoveChunks: Exploring the .NET 11 preview - Part 3](https://andrewlock.net/exploring-the-dotnet-11-preview-3-avoiding-tostring-allocations-with-stringbuilder-movechunks/) _2026-06-23 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I take a short look at the new MoveChunks API, explore how it works, what it's for, and how the new API provides opportunities for public APIs ## [.NET (OK, C#) finally gets union types🎉: Exploring the .NET 11 preview - Part 2](https://andrewlock.net/exploring-the-dotnet-11-preview-2-dotnet-gets-union-types/) _2026-05-19 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I discuss the support for union types released in .NET 11, how they're implemented, the choices made, and how to create your own ## [Running background tasks in Blazor with Web Workers: Exploring the .NET 11 preview - Part 1](https://andrewlock.net/exploring-the-dotnet-11-preview-1-running-background-tasks-in-blazor-with-web-workers/) _2026-05-12 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I discuss the new Web Worker template available in .NET 11 for running CPU intensive tasks without blocking the UI ## [New features in Git 2.54: easier rebasing, hooks, and statistics](https://andrewlock.net/new-features-in-git-2-54-easier-rebasing-hooks-and-statistcs/) _2026-04-28 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I show some of the new features in Git 2.54 including simple rebases with git history, config-based hooks, and stats with git repo structure ## [Removing byte\[\] allocations in .NET Framework using ReadOnlySpan\](https://andrewlock.net/removingbyte-array-allocations-in-dotnet-framework-using-readonlyspan-t/) _2026-04-21 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I describe how to remove static byte\[\] allocations, even on .NET Framework, by using Span , look at the associated IL, and discuss the risks ## [What Elon Musk Gets Right and Wrong About Universal Basic Income and “Universal High Income”](https://widerquist.com/what-elon-musk-gets-right-and-wrong-about-universal-basic-income-and-universal-high-income/) _2026-04-19 · Karl Widerquist · Karl Widerquist_ Elon Musk is attempting to weigh-in on the Universal Basic Income (UBI) debate again, making very much the same brief comment he made last time. But he’s such a powerful, influential person, it’s worth addressing what he gets right and \[…\] ## [Running AI agents with customized templates using docker sandbox](https://andrewlock.net/running-ai-agents-with-customized-templates-in-docker-sandbox/) _2026-04-14 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I describe how to create custom templates for Docker Sandboxes, so that your sandboxes start with additional tools immediately available ## [Running AI agents safely in a microVM using docker sandbox](https://andrewlock.net/running-ai-agents-safely-in-a-microvm-using-docker-sandbox/) _2026-04-07 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I show how to run AI coding agents safely while still using YOLO/dangerous mode using docker sandboxes and the sbx tool ## [Configuring contextual options with Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Contextual](https://andrewlock.net/configuring-contextual-options-with-microsoft-extensions-options-contextual/) _2026-04-01 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I take a brief look at the Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Contextual package to understand what it's for, how to use it, and whether to use it or not ## [Splitting the NetEscapades.EnumGenerators packages: the road to a stable release](https://andrewlock.net/splitting-the-netescapades-enumgenerators-packages-the-road-to-a-stable-release/) _2026-03-10 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I describe the recent architectural changes to the NetEscapades.EnumGenerators package, which is now a metapackage, to support more scenarios ## [Recording metrics in-process using MeterListener: System.Diagnostics.Metrics APIs - Part 4](https://andrewlock.net/recording-metrics-in-process-using-meterlistener/) _2026-02-24 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I show how you can use MeterListener to listen to Instrument measurements, how to trigger Observable measurements, and how to aggregate values. ## [Creating standard and "observable" instruments: System.Diagnostics.Metrics APIs - Part 3](https://andrewlock.net/creating-standard-and-observable-instruments/) _2026-02-17 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I discuss the various Instrument types exposed by the System.Diagnostics.Metrics API and show examples from the .NET libraries and ASP.NET Core ## [Exploring the (underwhelming) System.Diagnostics.Metrics source generators: System.Diagnostics.Metrics APIs - Part 2](https://andrewlock.net/creating-strongly-typed-metics-with-a-source-generator/) _2026-02-03 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I explore the source generators shipped in Microsoft.Extensions.Telemetry.Abstractions, explore the code, and discuss whether I would use them ## [Creating and consuming metrics with System.Diagnostics.Metrics APIs: System.Diagnostics.Metrics APIs - Part 1](https://andrewlock.net/creating-and-consuming-metrics-with-system-diagnostics-metrics-apis/) _2026-01-27 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I provide an introduction to the System.Diagnostics.Metrics API, and show how to create a custom metric and read it with dotnet-counters ## [Making foreach on an IEnumerable allocation-free using reflection and dynamic methods](https://andrewlock.net/making-foreach-on-an-ienumerable-allocation-free-using-reflection-and-dynamic-methods/) _2026-01-20 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I describe why foreach sometimes allocates, and show how you can use DynamicMethod and Reflection.Emit to go allocation-free ## [The Windows File Explorer replacement, File Pilot, is awesome](https://andrewlock.net/windows-explorer-replacement-filepilot-is-awesome/) _2026-01-13 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I describe my experience with the Windows File Explorer replacement, File Pilot. It's blazingly fast, feature rich, and has hotkeys everywhere ## [Recent updates to NetEscapades.EnumGenerators: new APIs and System.Memory support](https://andrewlock.net/updates-to-netescapaades-enumgenerators-new-apis-and-system-memory-support/) _2026-01-02 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I describe some recent changes to the NetEscapades.EnumGenerators source generator, including support for the System.Memory package and new APIs ## [Creating a .NET CLR profiler using C# and NativeAOT with Silhouette](https://andrewlock.net/creating-a-dotnet-profiler-using-csharp-with-silhouette/) _2025-12-16 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I look at how to create a simple .NET profiler. But instead of using C++, the profiler uses C# and NativeAOT with the Silhouette library ## [Trying out the Zed editor on Windows for .NET and Markdown](https://andrewlock.net/trying-out-the-zed-editor-on-windows-for-dotnet-and-markdown/) _2025-12-09 · Andrew Lock · Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades_ In this post I try out Zed on Windows to see if it can replace my VS Code usages for quick edits of .NET projects and writing Markdown documents