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How does it address quines? http://research.swtch.com/zip

Why can no one read a man page anymore? They even have them on the internet these days. https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin... -A List all entries except f…

You made the point that I was trying to make: implementations are not secure. A programming language can follow a philosophy but implementations never quite line up with the theory…

Do people really believe in more secure languages? Are they the same people that think switches make networks secure? Switches don't and neither does a given language. I recall a C…

> sometimes I wonder if there is a version of intellectual ADD The xkcd comic describes it as nerd sniping. http://xkcd.com/356/

Lizard Squad was already being doxed, 27 Dec 2014. http://i.imgur.com/vQTaCKx.png

I don't have a short attention span and I'm not hyperactive. I spend a lot of time thinking about things. I deduce things noticeably faster than my peers as long as it's not social…

"Unix: just enough potholes and bear traps to keep an entire valley going." If you don't understand how to use sharp tools, you may hurt yourself and others. Documentation for fork…

Until the sequence rolls over. Why design a schema with built in failure (an integer PK that overflows)?

In the 90s I built a FreeBSD firewall using discarded PC parts. It took 10.5 hours to build world and kernel. There were 2 power outages that forced me to start over each time. I b…

Sure, the device is mentioned in the link I cited. It's a remedy applied after the fact. It limits drunk driving after someone has already demonstrated poor behavior. While I earne…

When I think of all the money spent in the name of improving and enriching the lives of human beings, it troubles me that we don't have a reliable solution for ending DUI. I know m…

I've been looking for the Majestouch NINJA [BrownSwitch/Fullsize/US ASCII] (1). If I find one, I hope I can get the proposal past my minister of finance. 1. http://www.diatec.co.jp…

It's interesting to watch ordinary people attempt to dabble in currency. How many criminal organizations, governments, and financial institutions (redundant?) the world over have p…

So how long will it be before someone can take a picture of a person and find all the similar matches on Tinder modulo any profile preferences and desired attributes? Maybe save it…

I can't read that page without getting ill. Even highlighting doesn't help.

Obligatory xkcd: http://xkcd.com/463/ Why add more moving parts when they don't do anything but make more work? Scanning is a helpful idea, but not AV scanning. Regular vulnerabili…

You are quite correct that installing from source doesn't really scale in hosting services. It does take too long and leads to incongruent deployments that may block migration. I d…

I especially appreciate PostgreSQL's documentation. I find it easy to locate, search, and understand. I certainly have not had that experience with Oracle docs.

Sure, I'm already using that option. I had to go and find it on my own, at the time. It wasn't as simple as updating the ports collection and installing from ports, but I suppose i…

The FreeBSD ports system is wonderful because it lets me vary the version of an application without forcing me to replace world. Yum is great when you want a binary distribution th…

Programming doesn't have to be your passion. gasp Transition to a less demanding role, if needed, and look for other areas where you can contribute the result of your experience. F…

BSD vs GPL was already mentioned. Perhaps now we can discuss how DRM only hurts paying customers of protected content? Oh, you bought access to some licensed content? Great! Thank …

Isn't his logic/mentality the same as those who speed while driving?