dxjones
@dxjones
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Computational Expert, Entrepreneur, Visual Neuroscientist, Algorithmic Artist
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Joined January 2008
… and what if the file does not exist? Needs proper error handling.
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Blue Jays beat Mariners 6-2 to force Game 7 in ALCS
thestar.com
Toronto will play Game 7 against Seattle tomorrow at the Rogers Centre. Here’s what happened on Sunday evening.
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BRUTUS is 14 and can't get around like he used to. But he was adopted all the same and is living the good life now.
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Your display has 5 rows of dots moving right, 5 rows moving left, etc. CM5 display in Jurassic Park simulated two sheets of dots moving across each other, with dot patterns combined using “OR”. Each row had a pattern of dots moving right, and another pattern of dots moving left.
Remember the Thinking Machines CM5 in the background of Jurassic Park? I wanted to copy the CM5 LED effect for my VAX, so I reached out to one of the original designers, Tamiko. He said that Thinking Machines' president, Sheryl Handler, had asked if the CM lights could be made
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There’s no reason to assign ptr=NULL on Line 17 just before return.
Safe Pointer Handling in C (Easy) Null pointer dereferences are a classic C gotcha, killing your program if you don’t watch out. Always initialize pointers to NULL and check them before use. Here’s a tight, secure C snippet to handle pointers like a pro, keeping crashes at bay.
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1/ The most powerful hacker in the world right now is femboy·cat who is able to control 5% of Internet hosts, making them the all-time champion of the IPv4 Games.
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This IOCCC winner entry (International Obfuscated C Code Contest) made me smile. The code draws the current moon phase to the console.
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Alert: Exposed JDWP Interfaces Lead to Crypto Mining, Hpingbot Targets SSH for DDoS
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Threat actors leverage exposed JDWP interfaces for code execution and cryptocurrency mining, with global scanning activity increasing.
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Canada has ordered Hikvision to shut down nationwide, citing national security concerns. The ban prohibits government use of its products, but Hikvision calls it baseless and biased. #Canada #HikvisionBan #NationalSecurity #Surveillance #Cybersecurity
https://t.co/QpOqYQiqeT
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Canada has ordered Hikvision to shut down nationwide, citing national security concerns. The ban prohibits government use of its products, but Hikvision calls it baseless and biased.
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