Monthly Archives: February 2008

It’s time for TED 2008

Each year, some of the worlds leading thinkers gather for an extraordinary event. Attendees have called it “The ultimate brain spa,” “Davos for optimists” and “A four-day journey into the future, in the company of those creating it.” TED stands … Continue reading

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Linux kernel vmsplice root exploit

Two strings walk into a bar. The first says, “Hello, I’d like a ciderO’y?kI’U`,E’*@???’?? ?!>A~Xx?(y’n?.” The second says, “Please excuse my friend, he’s not null-terminated.” — If you are running Linux kernel newer than 2.6.17 but older than 2.6.24.2 or … Continue reading

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hello, world

Did you know that the tradition of using the phrase “Hello world!” as a test message was influenced by an example program in the book The C Programming Language. The example program from that book was inherited from a 1974 … Continue reading

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