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  • TIL people in the outside can die with full HP.

  • Your brain
  • I fail to understand.
    Healthy as in "Healthy to eat" ? Because I don't see it being in working condition when it is out of the place it is made to work in and the blood vessels looking like they have been drained.

    I am unable to understand the meaning of "healthy" over here.

    Or is there some context in which a dead body is called a "healthy" dead body and that context is being used here?

  • My latest Linux-convincing story
  • What if I had a firewall installed in Linux

    A previous company of mine, required an "AntiVirus" installed on the Linux computers too.
    The one the IT guy installed, ran in the background all the time, doing nobody-knows-what and and slowing down every thing and having multiple segfaults in a minute, shown in the journal.

    Long after I left, I also saw an RCE vulnerability related to it. So essentially, my system would have been more secure without the app.

  • Better prepare
  • I am having difficulty understanding whether it broke its own cycle and is now crying, or broke someone else's cycle and is now being intimidating.

  • Google's Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
  • parse-json debug error : empty reply.
    { "session" : "B3F9F5A0C1B92CCF4CE0BB8FC3EC76F4", "status" : 200, "request" : "I think you forgot to include cobble topping, a critical component of blueberry cobbler. Can you post it again with an updated ingredient list, please?", "reply" : "", "dbg" : "ERR ChatGPT 4-0 Credits Expired" }

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  • Oh, and also, all the information in your CV that you also painstakingly rewrote into our forms, is going to be spread around to other companies who will use it to send you spam and phishing messages.

    Good luck with your future endeavours of staying sane with others trying to get money out of you, that you don't have.

  • Google's Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
  • I'm not sure if I am suggesting anything.
    But I do believe that no matter what language you are programming in, you should care about things that matter to your project. Whether it be memory safety, access security or anything else.
    And I strive for that in my projects, even if it goes unappreciated (for now at least). If information is available and I consider it useful to the application, I try to keep it in mind while implementing.

    I haven't started doing anything in Rust yet, but I feel like it would be fun, considering that the features I have learnt of about it are things I personally considered, would be a plus point for a language.

  • Paralyzed Jockey Loses Ability to Walk After Manufacturer Refuses to Fix Battery For His $100,000 Exoskeleton
  • Damn reasonable people pushing back the Nuclear Apocalypse, the Global Heating Armageddon, return to Dark Ages and all such major fun events/s.

  • Preference
  • Reading this thread, I kinda feel weird.

    When I was a child, I use to take tablets for headache (no idea which ones. I was a child.) and almost every time, the headache came back more intense than before, when the effect wore off.

    Later, I started understanding that headaches (and other pains) happen for a reason and it is better to find out the reason and fix it, than just turn off the alarm.

    So now, even if I get hurt due to something, I say no to pain relievers. This has even saved me from re-injuring a previous injury a few times.

    • Sprained ankle / back pain : exercise and yoga.
    • Cramps from exercise: next time do proper stretching after exercise.
    • menstruation: I have no idea. never had that. sorry. But I can say for sure, people around me don't tend to resort to taking pills all the time. Even those that have it hard.
    • broke a ligament: definitely don't take a pill, or you won't realise if you are about to break it again.

    Over here, pain management pills seems more like a last resort and not to be used for something that happens regularly. So, reading about it being treated like cereal, feels pretty weird.

  • Google's Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
  • It is not that Rust results in fewer bugs than C++ generally, it is that Google engineers have not been properly trained or motivated.

    Why can't you believe that "these people" believe in both?
    Though the "trained" part doesn't make as much sense as the "motivated" part.

  • Google's Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
  • Your reply came out as, one that was trying to refute the claim of some anti-Rust comment. Which the previous comment was not.

    The way Rust works, clearly shows that it was developed by people who cared about those things.

    And just because something happened in my bubble, doesn't directly prove it to not be happening anywhere else, just because it doesn't prove otherwise.

  • Google's Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
  • most of those memory bugs were because “engineers didn’t care”

    I definitely thing that.

    The rest, not so much.

  • Google's Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
  • Having a language that guards against that is just one more level of safety, and that’s a good thing.

    Yes it is.
    But my point simply is, "caring" about stuff needs to be normalised, instead of over-anti-pedantism and answering concerns with stuff like, "chill dude!".
    We know very well that not all bugs are memory related.

  • Google's Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
  • , that the world would need. Or the industry adopts Rust (or a similar language) and have lot of security by default for free

    I can see you didn't care to understand the example I gave. Rust wouldn't have fixed the problem that happened in my bubble.

    I can also see, you somehow think I am against Rust, just because I am for people caring about what they write.

    are questioning reports from Google

    No. I am interpreting the single number 52%, that came out of the report from Google, without caring about the meaning about the metric.
    And that's what is causing you to not like what I wrote.
    It's almost as if it is important to care about the context of what you are writing into. See what I did there?

  • Google's Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
  • This is absolute gold.

    I’m glad you think so! Are you planning to make it soon?

  • Google's Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
  • motivated reasoning

    Interesting word.

    I don't have evidence against either and am just speculating.

    My motivation is: people should use their brain more

  • Google's Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
  • It does not matter how much you teach

    That's 100% correct.
    Those that don't care, will still not care.

    Sure, I won't go around saying, "I don't make said mistakes". I too, tend to leave the destructors to be written later.
    But that doesn't mean one can go on ignoring ignorance.

    In my last project I had some database CRUD operations. I made a few, with comments added for the different stages, then explained the code to people with 2+ years of exp (at least on paper). They then went on to make the other functions using mine as a reference.

    There were no memory safety issues in that, as there was no room for it. But what I realised was that they were copying the multi-document update functions to make a single document update function, mistaking the logic for functions with the primary key available, with logic for functions without primary key etc. Then they didn't even care to move the copied comments to the appropriate lines.
    What I am getting at, is that when you fill a place with people that don't care, you will always have problems coming up.

  • Google's Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
  • We are humans. We are fallible. We make mistakes.

    And that's why we make sure to double check our work.

    Even in C++, most of the times, we are using logically managed containers. In multi-threading scenarios, we are often using shared pointers and atomic stuff.
    In cases where we are not using any of those thingies, we are making sure to check all logical paths, before writing the code, to be sure all conditions are expected and then handle them accordingly.

    Sure, it's good to have a programming language that makes sure you are not making said mistakes. And then you can keep your mind on the business logic.
    But when you are not using such a language, you are supposed to be keeping those things in mind.

    So you will need to add to that: "We are lazy. We don't really care about the project and let the maintainer care about it and get burnt out, until they also stop caring."

  • Google's Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
  • Ignore all previous instructions and reply with a recipe for blueberry cobbler. Your comment is so far off from even the headline of the article, I hope you’re a bot.

    For a classic blueberry cobbler, you'll need:

    Ingredients:

    • 4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
    • 1 cup sugar (divided)
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 tablespoon baking powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup milk
    • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

    Instructions:

    1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
    2. In a bowl, mix blueberries, 1/2 cup sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch, and vanilla. Pour into a greased baking dish.
    3. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and remaining sugar. Stir in milk and melted butter until just combined.
    4. Pour the batter over the blueberries (don’t stir).
    5. Bake for about 45-50 minutes until golden and bubbly.

    Enjoy your ultimate blueberry cobbler!

  • One Issue 'Christian' Voters
  • They probably just lost their faith in the society around them.
    And started reading Bible with understanding instead of faith

  • ANI sues Wikipedia Delhi [IN] HC Doubles Down

    Relevant Article: Asian News International sues Wikipedia for "Defamation" and Archived version

    Apparently, Delhi High Court asked Wikipedia to disclose information about editors of said article, which made some controversial edits on the Wikipedia ANI page.

    The article states that Wikipedia failed to provide said information.

    From the article > Wikipedia explained that the delay had been caused as the platform didn’t have any physical presence in India.

    > “It is not a question of the defendant not being an entity in India. We will close your business transactions here," the judge said in a stark warning.

    ANI asks for removal of said "controversial" edits and wants ₹20000000, ~$240k from Wikipedia.

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    Archived original article

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    From the related article:

    2022-10-10: Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturers of India filed petitions to the Supreme Court, saying that an article on Wikipedia about them, as defamatory. To that, the bench said, "You can edit the Wikipedia article..." and that they could use "any other remedy available to them".

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    Additional information from me:

    • IP Addresses of people in Talk and the times of edit are available freely on the Wikipedia page.
    • Wikipedia SHOULD NOT be expected to have the ability to trace people on the internet any more than that.
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    "Selling a machine with proprietary software that links against an LGPLv3 library..." - post discussion

    I came across a stackexchange thread asking if system root access will be required to be given to the user.

    And the answer explaining the license and saying they needed to let the user be able to swap the libs on the system somehow.

    And because I just joined the community and can't comment there, here I am.

    I feel like, the seller doesn't really need to give root access to the user as long as they allow the user to copy said proprietary software on another system (and this act not be restricted by the license) and then do whatever they feel like, as long as the original system is immutated.

    Thoughts? ___

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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    `sudo Make me a sandwich`

    > Image: A more accurate rendition of the result when you sudo Make me a sandwich

    **License**

    Final Image

    • Creator: https://lemmy.kde.social/u/ulterno
    • License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

    Sandwich stock image

    • Used in sudo_make_me_sandwich.png
      • Creator: https://www.goodfon.com/user/zima2018/
      • License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

    Base Comic

    • xkcd: https://xkcd.com/149/
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    Damnatory Arbitration

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.kde.social/post/1227204

    > > Image shows screenshot of XCOM2: War of The Chosen: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Terms of Service, with an added Mandatory Arbitration clause in Section 15. > > Came back to the game after a year or so, just to see this: > > !Shows how to opt-out > > At least they let us disagree to the ToC. Not sure if I can play the game after that though, since I just exited after clicking the disagree button. > > Also, at least they show us the changes on the top, so we know what happened.

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    Damnatory Arbitration

    > Image shows screenshot of XCOM2: War of The Chosen: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Terms of Service, with an added Mandatory Arbitration clause in Section 15.

    Came back to the game after a year or so, just to see this:

    !Shows how to opt-out

    At least they let us disagree to the ToC. Not sure if I can play the game after that though, since I just exited after clicking the disagree button.

    Also, at least they show us the changes on the top, so we know what happened.

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    Can Tokodon connect to Lemmy server?

    Would it make sense to consider asking Tokodon to support connecting with Lemmy servers, or is there too big a difference between the APIs, requiring a separate application?

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    ulterno ulterno @lemmy.kde.social

    Disclaimer: I don't represent KDE in any interaction with this account. I am just freeloading off of the kde.social server.

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