miniblog.

Apr 22, 2014
Sometimes a comment in code is just to persuade future readers that what you've done will work as intended.
Apr 22, 2014
Woah, I've hit 100 repos on GitHub. Needless to say, I think it's a fantastic platform.
Apr 22, 2014
#Emacs tip of the day: `C-x C-j' will open a dired buffer containing the file in the current buffer.
Apr 22, 2014
Python works, promise.
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Learn Python: https://python3.es. Contribute to python-git/Python development by creating an account on GitHub.
Apr 22, 2014
"some early versions of Unix allocators allowed programmers to realloc memory that had already been freed" http://t.co/CxuU8WnrSs
Apr 21, 2014
New blog post: Introducing Trifle: http://t.co/qOYlnwBb6P #lisp
Apr 21, 2014
Python's __call__ vs Clojure's IFn: http://t.co/ewaZOgxsp2
Apr 20, 2014
Considering the size of Common Lisp, is there a "CL: The Good Parts" guide anywhere?
Apr 20, 2014
"I'm using Linux. A library that emacs uses to communicate with Intel hardware." -- heard on #emacs on Freenode.
Apr 20, 2014
I've seen atom described as 'a text editor for coders'. That is comically broad. It's hard to think of an editor that isn't for coders.
Apr 20, 2014
Ah, I hadn't realised Atom was Mac-only for now. Oh well. If you'd like an invite, drop me a PM.
Apr 20, 2014
The Internet is increasingly optimised for its cat userbase, it seems:
GitHub - harthur/kittydar: Face detection for cats in JavaScript - demo for TXJS 2012 talk
GitHub - harthur/kittydar: Face detection for cats in JavaScript - demo for TXJS 2012 talk
Face detection for cats in JavaScript - demo for TXJS 2012 talk - harthur/kittydar
Apr 20, 2014
Defeating 'trusting trust' attacks: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/01/countering_trus.html Ingenious and elegant.
Countering "Trusting Trust" - Schneier on Security
Way back in 1974, Paul Karger and Roger Schell discovered a devastating attack against computer systems. Ken Thompson described it in his classic 1984 speech, “Reflections on Trusting Trust.” Basically, an attacker changes a compiler binary to produce malicious versions of some programs, INCLUDING ITSELF. Once this is done, the attack perpetuates, essentially undetectably. Thompson demonstrated the attack in a devastating way: he subverted a compiler of an experimental victim, allowing Thompson to log in as root without using a password. The victim never noticed the attack, even when they disassembled the binaries—the compiler rigged the disassembler, too...
Apr 20, 2014
.@nfsn is a fantastic service. No nonsese hosting, scales down for small projects, and I've paid less every year for more projects!
Apr 20, 2014
.@nfsn It seems it's no longer possible to 'just pay' with Paypal. My choices are only login or create a paypal account. Can you undo this?
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