07 April 2024
Last Friday the internet was rocked with the discovery of an exploit in xz-utils that was not only well-put-together technically, but also an example of extremely effective long game social engineering. I could share my opinions, but the takes I’ve seen have actually been fairly nuanced and thoughtful, if (justifiably!) pessimistic, from people with more experience and more familiarity than I have.
So instead I did this. Which, if you recognize the title, is exactly what you think it is.
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Posted in Technical.
Tags:
Security,
Humor
15 July 2023
| |
Lawful |
Neutral |
Chaotic |
| Good |
LIBUUID_UUID_LENGTH |
sizeof(uuid_t) |
sizeof(UUID_NULL) |
| Neutral |
UUID_LENGTH |
16 |
uuidLength |
| Evil |
NUMBER_OF_OCTETS_IN_RFC_4122_UNIVERSALLY_UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER |
128 / CHAR_BIT |
SIXTEEN |
Originally posted for the Fediverse.
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Posted in Technical.
Tags:
C++,
Humor,
Social media import
25 September 2019
PRO TIP: the letters in “queue” describe the order elements are accessed.
- queue /ˈkju/: first-in first-out
- queeu /ˈki.ju/: last-in first-out
- quuee /kuˈwi/: general interface, order unspecified
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Posted in Technical.
Tags:
Humor,
Social media import
