C can be memory safe, part 2
This post from last year was posted to a forum, so I thought I'd write up some rebuttals to their comments.The first comment is by David Chisnall, creator of CHERI C/C++, which proposes we can solve the problem with CPU instruction set extensions. It's a good idea, but after 14 ... Read More
C can be memory safe, part 2
This post from last year was posted to a forum, so I thought I'd write up some rebuttals to their comments.The first comment is by David Chisnall, creator of CHERI C/C++, which proposes we can solve the problem with CPU instruction set extensions. It's a good idea, but after 14 ... Read More
C can be memory-safe
The idea of memory-safe languages is in the news lately. C/C++ is famous for being the world's system language (that runs most things) but also infamous for being unsafe. Many want to solve this by hard-forking the world's system code, either by changing C/C++ into something that's memory-safe, or rewriting everything in ... Read More
C can be memory-safe
The idea of memory-safe languages is in the news lately. C/C++ is famous for being the world's system language (that runs most things) but also infamous for being unsafe. Many want to solve this by hard-forking the world's system code, either by changing C/C++ into something that's memory-safe, or rewriting everything in ... Read More
I’m still bitter about Slammer
Today is the 20th anniversary of the Slammer worm. I'm still angry over it, so I thought I'd write up my anger. This post will be of interest to nobody, it's just me venting my bitterness and get off my lawn!!Back in the day, I wrote "BlackICE", an intrusion detection ... Read More
I’m still bitter about Slammer
Today is the 20th anniversary of the Slammer worm. I'm still angry over it, so I thought I'd write up my anger. This post will be of interest to nobody, it's just me venting my bitterness and get off my lawn!!Back in the day, I wrote "BlackICE", an intrusion detection ... Read More
The RISC Deprogrammer
I should write up a larger technical document on this, but in the meanwhile is this short (-ish) blogpost. Everything you know about RISC is wrong. It's some weird nerd cult. Techies frequently mention RISC in conversation, with other techies nodding their head in agreement, but it's all wrong. Somehow ... Read More
The RISC Deprogrammer
I should write up a larger technical document on this, but in the meanwhile is this short (-ish) blogpost. Everything you know about RISC is wrong. It's some weird nerd cult. Techies frequently mention RISC in conversation, with other techies nodding their head in agreement, but it's all wrong. Somehow ... Read More
DS620slim tiny home server
In this blogpost, I describe the Synology DS620slim. Mostly these are notes for myself, so when I need to replace something in the future, I can remember how I built the system. It's a "NAS" (network attached storage) server that has six hot-swappable bays for 2.5 inch laptop drives.That's right, ... Read More
DS620slim tiny home server
In this blogpost, I describe the Synology DS620slim. Mostly these are notes for myself, so when I need to replace something in the future, I can remember how I built the system. It's a "NAS" (network attached storage) server that has six hot-swappable bays for 2.5 inch laptop drives.That's right, ... Read More
