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  1. Re:Loops, for one. by theweatherelectric · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft Research Touts Its 'Checked C' Extension For 'Making C Safe' (microsoft.com)

    Because

    Your post didn't work very well. There was no because.

    C is for systems programmers who already need to be aware that they can't just make assumptions

    Then why are there so many vulnerabilities in C applications? Seems like there are assumptions aplenty.

  2. Re:Sigh by theweatherelectric · · Score: 3, Informative · on Microsoft Research Touts Its 'Checked C' Extension For 'Making C Safe' (microsoft.com)

    C is already safe

    Is it? Let's have a look at a security analysis of applications written in C on FreeRTOS. It seems like they're riddled with flaws. Saying "just write better code" lacks real world perspective.

  3. Re: This suggests a serious weakness. by lsllll · · Score: 3, Interesting · on New VORACLE Attack Can Recover HTTP Data From Some VPN Connections (bleepingcomputer.com)

    It didn't click for me until slide #70. Here's the link to the slides.

  4. Re:There's a clue shortage by xclr8r · · Score: 1 · on The Great IT Hiring He-Said / She-Said

    I have no idea what a purple squirrel is supposed to be, but I don't even bother to apply for jobs any more unless I know someone. Which means I don't apply for many jobs. But the alternative is to waste time.

    Purple Squirrel defined at length https://speakerdeck.com/dsalo/...

  5. Re:There's a clue shortage by xclr8r · · Score: 1 · on The Great IT Hiring He-Said / She-Said

    It's called the Purple Squirrel and it is not isolated to IT but IT makes it the most obvious. Here is an interesting speaker slide show I saw about it. https://speakerdeck.com/dsalo/...

  6. Re:If you wanted us to believe your Op-Ed... by tibit · · Score: 3, Informative · on Goodbye, World? 5 Languages That Might Not Be Long For This World

    Python can actually be parallelized for certain tasks. And it can be done without even touching the GIL, and without affecting the performance of "regular" code. And it can really perform very, very well.