But the way ASLR is (supposed) to work . . . theoretically, it should not be possible to know what blocks of memory are used, which ones are still free, which ones you are freeing up when you deallocate memory. I'm assuming Java gets a relative memory pointer when it allocates memory and not an absolute one.
If Java gets an absolute address then, yes - this is childishly simple (and that seems to be the behavior in this case). If that's so, this guy is keeping the best under his hat, because I can think of a few ways to speed the process and reduce the risk of the target machine crashing due to lack of available memory.
Y'know, IBM is very aggressively implementing their GDF (Global Delivery Framework), a cornerstone of which is that instead of paying median wages for qualified talent, they'll offer wages less than half the industry standard. This will keep most qualified domestic job seekers from accepting those positions and freeing IBM to claim that they have to hire personnel on H-1B because they can't find local talent. They get what they pay for; providing what their customers pay for, now . . . that's another story.
It's not that IBM is too picky about who they'll hire - just about what they want to pay. And . . . no, I'm not interested in maintaining a very large number of *NIX servers for an hourly wage that's comparable to your average McDonald's manager's. Yes, I've been to college. No, I haven't committed any felonies (not even any misdemeanors in the past decade). Oh, and yes, I'm not sitting on my ass and I do have a fairly sizable skillset (not "skillz". "skills" or "skillset". I speak English as my primary language).
Increasing the quota for H-1B employees is a bad idea. No wonder unemployment is so high - or should college graduates in this country be content to flip burgers for a living, or employ their hard-earned skills for the same wage somebody from a third-world country is willing to accept?
Which means all of those taxpayers are guilty of tax evasion for improper filing? Since (by your logic) the taxes were always owed, wasn't it the taxpayer's responsibility to presciently prepare their taxes and pay the correct amount instead of the (then) legal amount? Boy, I'll bet the fines will be more than the tax revenue, huh?
I was taught (wa-a-a-y back in high school) that US laws couldn't be made retroactive. The case I heard about as an example was a guy who pissed in an unattended police vehicle. Turns out there wasn't a law against public urination and somehow this guy's lawyer convinced a judge that an unattended police car in an alley represented public property. The town this happened in passed a law PDQ, but couldn't apply that law to the fellow who triggered its inception.
Oh, wait. This is TAX law. The IRS can do pretty much anything they want; even the state IRS.
Consider - we just create a rudimentary learning algorithm. Doesn't have to be fast/efficient/perfect, just has to be able to learn as new data is assimilated.
Hook it up to audio/video/other sensors. Give it A/V outs somewhere, perhaps another mechanism or two with which to interact with the world.
Ignore it for eighteen years, the way we do with organic computers (which start out in a roughly similar state).
Let me know when it decides our fate (in a millisecond?).
Where are my mod points when I really need 'em? Mod this guy up!
I too have experienced my life as a serial stream of raw information - multiple streams, in fact. I've even discovered how to use ethanol to (temporarily) redirect the streams to/dev/null.
Too late. Sorta like predicting a hurricane will hit yesterday. By the time users see that warning, they will already have mortally sinned - nothing for it but an extended vacation at the local People's Reeducation through Labor facility.
...about their government. If a Chinese citizen uses Google and searches for something which the People's Republic of China somehow considers unacceptable, it isn't Google's job to warn him - it's the citizen's job to understand the laws of his country and honor them as he/she sees fit.
Now, if you want to complain about somebody, complain about the People's Republic of China. It's THEIR laws and policies which make this a threat to free speech, not Google's capitulation to the lawful government of China.
For good or for ill, I'm pretty sure that's how we go this far as a nation. If our spies can't beat our own intelligence apparatus with (presumably) some inside knowledge of how it works, how effective will they be in defeating intelligence agencies of foreign governments (with presumably less insight into their operation)?
Petraeus was the head of our CIA and couldn't keep his own affair secret? If he can't camp a little action off on the side without getting caught, I sure don't want him in charge of our country's Department of Spies.
One of the problems facing nanobot designers is the "sticky fingers" problem. If a nanobot were able to pick up, say, a carbon atom it would be able to move it, but getting it to let go of the carbon atom afterwards is a non-trivial problem. The act of "picking up" the carbon atom makes the carbon atom part of the nanobot, in essence.
Then again, I doubt that this technology can be miniaturized enough to be used in this connection - but if it can, it would permit a nanobot to move an individual atom/molecule without actually making it part of the nanobot.
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If Java gets an absolute address then, yes - this is childishly simple (and that seems to be the behavior in this case). If that's so, this guy is keeping the best under his hat, because I can think of a few ways to speed the process and reduce the risk of the target machine crashing due to lack of available memory.
It's not that IBM is too picky about who they'll hire - just about what they want to pay. And . . . no, I'm not interested in maintaining a very large number of *NIX servers for an hourly wage that's comparable to your average McDonald's manager's. Yes, I've been to college. No, I haven't committed any felonies (not even any misdemeanors in the past decade). Oh, and yes, I'm not sitting on my ass and I do have a fairly sizable skillset (not "skillz". "skills" or "skillset". I speak English as my primary language).
Increasing the quota for H-1B employees is a bad idea. No wonder unemployment is so high - or should college graduates in this country be content to flip burgers for a living, or employ their hard-earned skills for the same wage somebody from a third-world country is willing to accept?
Hence the last line of my previous post.
Which means all of those taxpayers are guilty of tax evasion for improper filing? Since (by your logic) the taxes were always owed, wasn't it the taxpayer's responsibility to presciently prepare their taxes and pay the correct amount instead of the (then) legal amount? Boy, I'll bet the fines will be more than the tax revenue, huh?
As previously mentioned, perfectly alright for Federal and State IRS's.
Oh, wait. This is TAX law. The IRS can do pretty much anything they want; even the state IRS.
I forgot to mention - it has to be recursive - that is, able to design itself and incorporate what it has "learned" into its next iteration.
Hook it up to audio/video/other sensors. Give it A/V outs somewhere, perhaps another mechanism or two with which to interact with the world.
Ignore it for eighteen years, the way we do with organic computers (which start out in a roughly similar state).
Let me know when it decides our fate (in a millisecond?).
COMMON SENSE - so rare, it's a god-damned super power!
I too have experienced my life as a serial stream of raw information - multiple streams, in fact. I've even discovered how to use ethanol to (temporarily) redirect the streams to /dev/null.
I happen to agree - I just thought someone should say it out loud.
No, on second thought, you're not. Please leave.
Just askin', 'cuz this looks like step one . . . hooray for progress!
Who modded this down? Somebody mod this back up. The post was on-topic, succinct and to the point.
Welcome to the GDF!
Now I'm at "1 - Informative". So this is how Slashdot moderation works, eh? This is hilarious! When does betting close, and does this game pay odds?
Too late. Sorta like predicting a hurricane will hit yesterday. By the time users see that warning, they will already have mortally sinned - nothing for it but an extended vacation at the local People's Reeducation through Labor facility.
Now, if you want to complain about somebody, complain about the People's Republic of China. It's THEIR laws and policies which make this a threat to free speech, not Google's capitulation to the lawful government of China.
He found a way to make money off of "Madagascar 3", didn't he?
s/theft of intellectual property/possession of an intellect/
Fixed it.
For good or for ill, I'm pretty sure that's how we go this far as a nation. If our spies can't beat our own intelligence apparatus with (presumably) some inside knowledge of how it works, how effective will they be in defeating intelligence agencies of foreign governments (with presumably less insight into their operation)?
Petraeus was the head of our CIA and couldn't keep his own affair secret? If he can't camp a little action off on the side without getting caught, I sure don't want him in charge of our country's Department of Spies.
(Google): "Nice digital snapshot collection you got there . . . be a shame if someone was to wave an electromagnet over your JPEG's there, buddy."
The end that's closer to your mouth!
Then again, I doubt that this technology can be miniaturized enough to be used in this connection - but if it can, it would permit a nanobot to move an individual atom/molecule without actually making it part of the nanobot.