In my code, every point in the code has exactly one entry point and exactly one exit point. When you use GOTOs (and GOTO's bastard children LEAVE and ITER), you break that.
You claim there is a proper way to use GOTOs which implies an improper way. Who is going to enforce proper use? It's just easier to avoid their use.
"Not, non": Double negative? I would venture to say that it is possible to write a COBOL-based system that could put a man on the moon. This isn't punch-card COBOL we're talking about; it has been extended so it can do all kinds of neat things. Like generate HTML or XML.
I'm wondering if it's the inexperience of the programmers or the sloppy programming techniques that they're taught. How many Java routines check for valid inputs? What happens when a mouse routine is fed coordinates of (5280 feet, -1760 feet)? Does it crash?
I disagree. This is a comparison of good programming techniques (structured and modular code as taught in the '70s) versus the newbie approach, sponsored by Microsoft, of just throwing stuff together and seeing if it works.
The bad code of today is a far higher percentage of the code than it was in the '70s and '80s. All you have to do is read The Daily WTF to see that. I looked at some "new" code the other day and it was riddled with GOTOs. I was taught GOTOless programming in the early '70s and still use it today.
I just had the opposite: For a week, the POTS was down (no dial tone, no ringing) but the DSL worked just fine. The technician explained that DSL only uses one wire of the pair and that the other wire was broken. Strange, eh?
A username and password should not be sufficient, especially if the domain name has a regsitrar lock. My domain registrar (BulkRegsiter aka eNom) requires two-factor authentication to do anything.
I have D&U turned on on my iPhone 4S. Why? Because I'm a geek and if I can help out some other geeks at Verizon or Apple, so be it. But, guess what? I can see what's transmitted, no rooting required. Here's a typical entry:
I bought an HP Pavilion with Windows 95 installed in August 1995. It had TCP/IP installed but no browser. Microsoft wouldn't allow me to download IE using FTP, so I had to buy a copy. I figured if I had to buy a browser, I would buy Netscape Navigator instead.
This explains why I was highly amused when someone from Microsoft explained in the anti-trust trial that Windows had to have a browser to run. My version sure didn't.
Malware researchers are welcome to investigate, issue signatures to eradicate the malware and report the security holes to the proper software vendors. However, when they grandstand like this, they are just doing it to feed their egos and I don't agree with them doing that for malware connected with the military unless our military is screwing with their country (could happen).
You've got the method, now implement it. My understanding is that you are provided with TIFF files of the scans. However, there may be smudges and oil from the shredder.
Agreed. As first poster, I wanted to get this off to a rollicking start. But who else would Iran use their nuclear weapons on? Europe? The U.S.? South Africa? Those are even more hyperbolic.
If Stuxnet is designed to prevent the total destruction of Israel and Duqu is intended to do something similar, shouldn't these "researchers" keep quiet about what they've found? People who mess with the military often find themselves six feet under (unless they're cremated first). I'm sorry, but I think their egos are taking over their common sense.
I know/. is the home of the paranoids, but I send all my diagnostics and usage to Apple. I even file bug reports. If it helps Apple improve the experience for the paranoids, it's a win-win situation.
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In my code, every point in the code has exactly one entry point and exactly one exit point. When you use GOTOs (and GOTO's bastard children LEAVE and ITER), you break that.
You claim there is a proper way to use GOTOs which implies an improper way. Who is going to enforce proper use? It's just easier to avoid their use.
This is also done for local ads on the broadcast channels. The local station ad is replaced by the local cable TV ad.
"Not, non": Double negative? I would venture to say that it is possible to write a COBOL-based system that could put a man on the moon. This isn't punch-card COBOL we're talking about; it has been extended so it can do all kinds of neat things. Like generate HTML or XML.
I'm wondering if it's the inexperience of the programmers or the sloppy programming techniques that they're taught. How many Java routines check for valid inputs? What happens when a mouse routine is fed coordinates of (5280 feet, -1760 feet)? Does it crash?
I disagree. This is a comparison of good programming techniques (structured and modular code as taught in the '70s) versus the newbie approach, sponsored by Microsoft, of just throwing stuff together and seeing if it works.
The bad code of today is a far higher percentage of the code than it was in the '70s and '80s. All you have to do is read The Daily WTF to see that. I looked at some "new" code the other day and it was riddled with GOTOs. I was taught GOTOless programming in the early '70s and still use it today.
Mainframes and Power Systems computers from IBM support COBOL natively. There is no emulation.
I just had the opposite: For a week, the POTS was down (no dial tone, no ringing) but the DSL worked just fine. The technician explained that DSL only uses one wire of the pair and that the other wire was broken. Strange, eh?
This is a property crime, not a personal one. The police couldn't care less so such a small case.
A username and password should not be sufficient, especially if the domain name has a regsitrar lock. My domain registrar (BulkRegsiter aka eNom) requires two-factor authentication to do anything.
Just don't donate the suit with the $13,000 in it to Goodwill.
I have D&U turned on on my iPhone 4S. Why? Because I'm a geek and if I can help out some other geeks at Verizon or Apple, so be it. But, guess what? I can see what's transmitted, no rooting required. Here's a typical entry:
deviceid: "xxx"
isAnonymous: true
deviceConfigid: 101
triggerTime: 1322150199352
triggerId: 655363
profileId: 10109
investigationId: 0
locationaUpdateSession {
timestamp: 1322150199351
timestampEnd: 1322150199351
desiredAccuracy: 1000
cellAvailable: true
wifiAvailable: true
passcodeLocked: false
airplaneMode: false
ttff: 0
ttffGps: -1
bundleid: "com.apple.weather"
achievedAccuracy: 99
}
Enjoy your paranoia! I refuse to participate.
At 60 Hz, the skin effect is virtually nonexistent.
I bought an HP Pavilion with Windows 95 installed in August 1995. It had TCP/IP installed but no browser. Microsoft wouldn't allow me to download IE using FTP, so I had to buy a copy. I figured if I had to buy a browser, I would buy Netscape Navigator instead.
This explains why I was highly amused when someone from Microsoft explained in the anti-trust trial that Windows had to have a browser to run. My version sure didn't.
Malware researchers are welcome to investigate, issue signatures to eradicate the malware and report the security holes to the proper software vendors. However, when they grandstand like this, they are just doing it to feed their egos and I don't agree with them doing that for malware connected with the military unless our military is screwing with their country (could happen).
In this case, they are a short version of a quote. I agree, don't use quotes for sarcasm.
You've got the method, now implement it. My understanding is that you are provided with TIFF files of the scans. However, there may be smudges and oil from the shredder.
Actually, the rules say that you do not have to reveal your method or give up any intellectual property to claim the prize.
Wow. And in the year since Stuxnet has been discovered, how many of the exploits it uses are still unpatched?
that's pretty hyperbolic.
Agreed. As first poster, I wanted to get this off to a rollicking start. But who else would Iran use their nuclear weapons on? Europe? The U.S.? South Africa? Those are even more hyperbolic.
If Stuxnet is designed to prevent the total destruction of Israel and Duqu is intended to do something similar, shouldn't these "researchers" keep quiet about what they've found? People who mess with the military often find themselves six feet under (unless they're cremated first). I'm sorry, but I think their egos are taking over their common sense.
I know /. is the home of the paranoids, but I send all my diagnostics and usage to Apple. I even file bug reports. If it helps Apple improve the experience for the paranoids, it's a win-win situation.
Who doesn't buy a new machine every two to three years?
Mac users don't. Most of the machines I have bought in the last 10 years are fully functional.
You can still dump Windows, go Mac, and install Office for Mac.
(i.e. no user serviceable parts in the laptops, even batteries can not be replaced.)
Gee, how, then did my graphics editor friend fix the power connector and replace the disk drive on his MacBook laptop? (Think average user.)
True enough, but why isn't it just included in the Office update? There's only one version of Numbers and it seems to do it all.