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5pl1n73r commented on Compiler Bug Causes Compiler Bug: How a 12-Year-Old G++ Bug Took Down Solidity   osec.io/blog/2025-08-11-c... · Posted by u/luu
5pl1n73r · 9 days ago
Ah, blockchains, where people realize all those "it doesn't matter bugs" with 3 layers of indirection due to shaky primitives, actually matter. Other bugs like this could be used to execute arbitrary code on the computer that compiles the software, calling random "important looking" stuff into memory (xz backdoor style) to be decoded and executed by the backdoor. Of course, there will never be a day where you can compile untrusted code in Solidity.

> The lesson? Always test critical software under multiple compilers and library versions — especially when enabling a new language standard.

Don't have giga-complicated language jockey stuff backing software that can't afford to even have one bug.

5pl1n73r commented on A Global Look at Teletext   text-mode.org/?p=23643... · Posted by u/aqua_worm_hole
5pl1n73r · 14 days ago
This stuff is cool as hell. I'd break out a CRT TV and try to get it working, but it feels not worth it without official NTSC or PAL broadcasts. Straight from the analog VBI on air or bust.
5pl1n73r commented on Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution linked to increased risk of dementia   cam.ac.uk/research/news/l... · Posted by u/hhs
aziaziazi · 15 days ago
In Paris a study showed +3 years of life expectancy for cyclists and +2 for public transport users, compared to car commuters. They correlated it with (not a surprise) the benefits of exercice. Sure the pollution effect is worse outside of your car but the gains of daily light exercise offsets the drawbacks of air pollution.
5pl1n73r · 15 days ago
You can exercise in doors though
5pl1n73r commented on Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution linked to increased risk of dementia   cam.ac.uk/research/news/l... · Posted by u/hhs
8s2ngy · 16 days ago
What can I do to minimize the effects of air pollution if I have to live in a city with high pollution levels? It seems completely out of my control.
5pl1n73r · 16 days ago
Don't go outside. Move only in cars. To be honest, going outside sucks in most cities.
5pl1n73r commented on Windows XP Professional   win32.run/... · Posted by u/pentagrama
mmastrac · 18 days ago
How can you tell that any Windows or Mac clone UI is a re-implementation? Easy: try to move your mouse diagonally into the Send To menu after letting it pop up. If the send-to menu closes as you mouse over the item into the submenu, it's a clone. If the menu stays up even if you brush over another menu item, it's either real or a Good Clone. :)

For the fun history, @DonHopkins had a thread a few years back:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17404345

5pl1n73r · 17 days ago
How to tell you're running Windows 10: Right click an item in the taskbar. The menu will pop up one second later.
5pl1n73r commented on Windows XP Professional   win32.run/... · Posted by u/pentagrama
devnull3 · 18 days ago
Win XP remains my favourite OS till date. I was in college and getting hands on a pirated copy back then makes me so nostalgic.

There was a cambrian explosion of tools to customize the look and feel. TweakXP pro is the one I remember. All pirated off-course.

5pl1n73r · 17 days ago
Did you have the devils0wn copy though?
5pl1n73r commented on Did Craigslist decimate newspapers? Legend meets reality   poynter.org/business-work... · Posted by u/zdw
5pl1n73r · 18 days ago
I don't know, classifieds still exist. Obviously internet is superior for this, but not everyone can afford internet of any kind, since the bloat scaled with Moore's law. 500KB/s right will give you the same rate of browsing articles as dial up in the 90s. Phones have been becoming obsolete after 2 years. That doesn't necessarily dictate the market but yeah.
5pl1n73r commented on Teacher AI use is already out of control and it's not ok   reddit.com/r/Teachers/com... · Posted by u/jruohonen
5pl1n73r · 19 days ago
This is happening across all industries, unfortunately. Medical, engineering, pharmaceuticals, law enforcement, military, transportation, law... Thanks for a perfect post that describes the problem! We need more of these. Most people know they're doing it too, they just need to be told more.
5pl1n73r commented on Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade no-crawl directives   blog.cloudflare.com/perpl... · Posted by u/rrampage
5pl1n73r · 20 days ago
I think robots.txt should be ignored. Everyone wants people to not do things they don't like. We don't have to entertain each and every such one. The future is IPFS or something like it, so "crawling" will be a meaningless act.

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