Yes, ASLR somewhat works but is an afterthought. The ultimate solution would be to stop using computers which mix data and code adjacently, in other words get rid of the whole von Neumann computer architecture.
I suppose, but if your data is only small, a good OS will probably put it all together at the beginning of the drive anyway.
It depends on the file system. It's hard to say what strategy makes a "good OS". NTFS puts files sequentially, which gives the benefit that you will have lower seek times if you do not have that much data on your hard disk. The downside is fragmentation. Now, ext4 spreads the files over the volume, which avoids fragmentation efficiently. The downside is constantly high seek times across files.
So I have some optimism that 9 will be a viable upgrade for my PC and my tablet. Maybe I'll pick it up in December after some of the obvious bugs have been patched, but I'll probably wait until a major service pack in May or so.
The version of Windows 9 we might see end of the year will be just a preview version.
They should also include different colors for different builds. "It's approaching RTM so this is expected to be a purple or at least a blue build. Definitely purple I would say. Very unlikely to be red."
but also includes morons who spew icons all over their desktop and think their hard drive is out of space once the desktop is full
Hmm, that's actually quite intuitive way to think about it. Let's not be arrogant nerds just because we know how files are actually stored on hard drive.
What kind of shitty argument is that? The update system of Windows is way less intrusive than of Linux distros, which often have default settings that make the update manager pop on your face twice a week, usually with an annoying dialog instead of a discrete system tray icon. Besides, Patch Tuesday is always the second Tuesday of a month, not "every second Tuesday".
Kde, gnome, mate, cinnamon, lxde, xfce are freaking damn buggy as hell from crashing, to buttons not working when clicking on them, freezing, icons disappearing. It doesn't mean this buggy shit happens everyday or every week it just creeps up unexpectedly.
Yes, that pretty much sums up what I meant when I said above "another crusty Linux distro coming up".
The weird little glitches that pop up on Linux desktop are the thing that get me.
Heh heh. Another crusty Linux distro coming up. When they discover how buggy the desktop is, they will ultimately bite the bullet and buy the damn Windows licenses.
The malware began to infiltrate the system as early as January 20, but the majority of the attacks began after March 26. UPS says the threat was eliminated as of August 11 and that customers can shop safely at all locations.
What? So the malware had half a year to rumble around?
I like it too, but it's kind of brutal.:) I'd say that even if you land somewhere between level 1 and 2, you're pretty good already. This is how I would interpret it:
Level 0: Rookie
Level 1: Competent for many programming jobs
Level 2: Experienced guy competent for most programming jobs
Level 3: A true genius competent for the most advanced tasks
I would have teached him grit. Oh god, how many unfinished little projects I had. Learn to concentrate on one thing and finish it properly. Just keep grinding on it.
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Outsourcing.
Power cables are always outsourced.
Yes, ASLR somewhat works but is an afterthought. The ultimate solution would be to stop using computers which mix data and code adjacently, in other words get rid of the whole von Neumann computer architecture.
But the GP bragged how you can do almost anything to tapes.
I suppose, but if your data is only small, a good OS will probably put it all together at the beginning of the drive anyway.
It depends on the file system. It's hard to say what strategy makes a "good OS". NTFS puts files sequentially, which gives the benefit that you will have lower seek times if you do not have that much data on your hard disk. The downside is fragmentation. Now, ext4 spreads the files over the volume, which avoids fragmentation efficiently. The downside is constantly high seek times across files.
Interesting point.
Maybe they paid money for it and want to justify their purchase. People grow attachment to things that they have invested into.
So I have some optimism that 9 will be a viable upgrade for my PC and my tablet. Maybe I'll pick it up in December after some of the obvious bugs have been patched, but I'll probably wait until a major service pack in May or so.
The version of Windows 9 we might see end of the year will be just a preview version.
They should also include different colors for different builds. "It's approaching RTM so this is expected to be a purple or at least a blue build. Definitely purple I would say. Very unlikely to be red."
People love this kind of superficial shit.
but also includes morons who spew icons all over their desktop and think their hard drive is out of space once the desktop is full
Hmm, that's actually quite intuitive way to think about it. Let's not be arrogant nerds just because we know how files are actually stored on hard drive.
Which WiFi chip you have?
I started in 1999 with Red Hat 6.
Looking at the replies, I'd say that during the change of millennium Linux had one of it's biggest breakthroughs.
It's always interesting to browse the Linux 0.01 source tree. I would say that it was pretty good code from the very beginning.
I believe X.org versus Wayland would be another pair bridging the old and new Linux world.
What kind of shitty argument is that? The update system of Windows is way less intrusive than of Linux distros, which often have default settings that make the update manager pop on your face twice a week, usually with an annoying dialog instead of a discrete system tray icon. Besides, Patch Tuesday is always the second Tuesday of a month, not "every second Tuesday".
Kde, gnome, mate, cinnamon, lxde, xfce are freaking damn buggy as hell from crashing, to buttons not working when clicking on them, freezing, icons disappearing. It doesn't mean this buggy shit happens everyday or every week it just creeps up unexpectedly.
Yes, that pretty much sums up what I meant when I said above "another crusty Linux distro coming up".
The weird little glitches that pop up on Linux desktop are the thing that get me.
Heh heh. Another crusty Linux distro coming up. When they discover how buggy the desktop is, they will ultimately bite the bullet and buy the damn Windows licenses.
This suggests that we have passed a point where gaming has become dominantly a women's hobby.
Or an old Windows installation.
Waiting for j-43289.ar-298.bluray.facebook.com...
The malware began to infiltrate the system as early as January 20, but the majority of the attacks began after March 26. UPS says the threat was eliminated as of August 11 and that customers can shop safely at all locations.
What? So the malware had half a year to rumble around?
I like it too, but it's kind of brutal. :) I'd say that even if you land somewhere between level 1 and 2, you're pretty good already. This is how I would interpret it:
Level 0: Rookie
Level 1: Competent for many programming jobs
Level 2: Experienced guy competent for most programming jobs
Level 3: A true genius competent for the most advanced tasks
I would have teached him grit. Oh god, how many unfinished little projects I had. Learn to concentrate on one thing and finish it properly. Just keep grinding on it.
Yikes.
Then the site can't get any advertising profit and will die.
Actually I meant that the development system which creates the package would break in the aforementioned way.