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Awesome Elisp is a comprehensive list of resources for Emacs Lisp (Elisp) development. It provides not just a simple index, but also comments on the listed resources. Elisp, short for Emacs Lisp, is a dialect of Lisp specific to Emacs. It is not limited to extending Emacs functionalities, but can also be used to browse, […]
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According to MITRE, the most dangerous type of software bug is the out-of-bounds write, which has accounted for 70 active attacks on vulnerabilities in the US government’s list. Out-of-bounds write occurs when software alters memory it’s not supposed to, potentially allowing attackers to take control of the system. Cross-site scripting and SQL injection flaws are […]
In this web content, the author discusses the concept of data structure flattening using the example of flattening abstract syntax trees (ASTs). They explain how instead of allocating objects on the heap and using pointers to refer to them, the objects can be packed into a single array and referred to using array indices. The […]
In this web content, the author discusses their experience with the Renegade Project, which involves porting Windows 10 onto the Snapdragon 845, a 64-bit System On a Chip. They explain that getting a PocoPhone F1 was the starting point for the project, but they encountered difficulties with unlocking the phone. The author also provides an […]
In this web content, the author discusses the core people-and-organizational obligations that product leaders have towards their team members. They emphasize the importance of being umbrellas, not funnels, protecting their teams from chaos and confusion. The author also stresses the need to merchandise good work and accomplishments to ensure that team members are recognized and […]
The FUE5 project is an exciting endeavor that brings Factorio into the realm of 3D. Created by 3D artist Hurricane and Factorio modder Nuke, this project visually replicates Factorio’s 2D world in a 3D environment. While it doesn’t offer gameplay, you can explore and fly around your base in 3D. To achieve this, the team […]
Diet Coke contains aspartame, a synthetic molecule that is 200 times sweeter than sucrose. It is normal to be skeptical of aspartame’s safety due to its chemical composition. However, there is a significant amount of evidence supporting the safety of aspartame. It is quickly broken down in the gut into phenylalanine, aspartic acid, and methanol, […]
Physicist David Bohm was both a champion of a logical interpretation of quantum mechanics and a believer that science could not fully explain the world. His ideas have gained recent attention, with Adam Becker’s book highlighting his work. Bohm rejected the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics and instead proposed a model that built upon Louis […]
In this blog post, we discuss representing time as a time-stamp string in software. We explore the common format %Y%m%d%H%M%S, which includes the year, month, day, hours, minutes, and seconds. This format is convenient, as it is short, easy to read, and allows for chronological sorting. We also provide a code example in C for […]
TabDB is an in-browser database that allows users to use their browser tabs as storage. By running SQL queries, data from neighboring tabs’ titles is collected, concatenated, unzipped, and loaded into an in-memory sqlite database. The command is then executed, and the database state is dumped to a string, zipped up, and spread across available […]