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Link to paper: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/osdi16/osdi16... I'm one of the co-authors on the paper. Let me know if you have any questions! (And no, we didn't com…

I'd just like to point out that `cryptography' is _not_ just about testing that `decrypt(encrypt(msg)) == msg`. memfrob'ing a region of memory does this, but would we consider that…

Just reading your second reference, the bit about expert systems is pretty interesting . . . what's your stance on this? It seems that, given sufficient instrumentation information…

Speaking as a student studying systems (particularly security and OS development) . . . the second point sounds really interesting. Recently I've been working on a simple microkern…

This is exactly my take on the Parallella board, and it's the exact reason why I donated to the Kickstarter back in the Fall. I want to try my hand at writing a real, efficient, ma…

I've been using Lua in a project for quite some time, replacing Python as my embedded scripting language of choice. It never ceases to amaze me, as a language and as an interpreter…

Same thing here. When reading fiction (and some types of non-fiction) I can do away with my internal monologue and absorb the text directly, with full or near-full comprehension. […

I've found that my impression of CtrlP's speed varies dramatically depending on the project that I'm working on. For projects such as Bochs [0] (~750 files in CtrlP), I get annoyed…

Regarding the company in question -- my own best guess would be one that does static code analysis -- Coverity [0] comes to mind, for example. I can't really think of any other com…

From the article: > An updated version of LAN Manager known as NTLM was introduced with Windows NT 3.1. It lowered the susceptibility of Windows passwords to rainbow table attacks,…

... you'd need some preprocessing first. The ASCII characters `0' and `1' aren't easy to use to write a program, though you could do it with nasm and some '-' and '+'s I suppose. I…

> Kids aren't learning abstract fundamentals at that age though. They are mimicking stuff. I have to respectfully disagree with you on this point. A member of my extended family do…

zsh used to do this for me (back when I used it; switched back to bash about a year ago now), and it was the most _annoying_ thing it ever did. My typical workflow (when working on…

Actually, it's not that difficult. Get GCC to generate DWARF [debugging] information, and then use that to provide the back-references. (Reference: DWARF 3.0 spec, available at htt…

I had the same thought about the download link -- it does seem a bit odd. But if you think about it, it does make sense. Very few people will not have JavaScript enabled -- those w…

It is perhaps worth noting that 12/24V DC is just as deadly as 120/240V AC. There's naught deadly in voltage, it's the wattage that electrocutes you. A static shock is 6kV, as I re…

I haven't had my DNA sequenced (yet!) so I can't answer if I'm human or not. I suspect I am, though, and simply had the good fortune to be given parents willing to foster an intere…

How quickly time flies . . . I started programming on paper, writing programs for PIC12 microcontrollers. I would have been seven at the time. Never actually programmed one of the …

Simple in concept, difficult in execution. How would you recommend the transition between the two systems be handled?

I believe that is the purpose of the AltGr [0] key, is it not? [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AltGr_key#US_international

How are they planning on powering these devices? The original article doesn't mention . . . Solar seems the most obvious choice (to me).