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layoutIfNeededon Single random bit flip causes error in certificate transparency log

Yes. Via git diff --no-index and xxd.

layoutIfNeededon Single random bit flip causes error in certificate transparency log

Bit rot is real. Last month we’ve had weird linker errors on one of our build servers. Turns out that one of the binary libs in the build cache got a single bit flipped in the symbol table, which changed the symbol name, causing the linker errors. If the bit-flip had occured in the .TEXT section, then it wouldn’t have caused any errors at build time, and we would have released a buggy binary. It might have just crashed, but it could have silently corrupted data…

layoutIfNeededon When Orcs Were Real

Practically every sentence in this article should be prefixed with: “Wouldn’t it be amazing if …”

layoutIfNeededon A sharp-eyed scientist became biology’s image detective

https://archive.md/ubuOr

layoutIfNeededon British right to repair law excludes smartphones and computers

>It doesn't block you from running anything.

Yet

layoutIfNeededon Lucky Lotto, chaos engineering but for teams

Ummm, reducing the bus factor is probably the opposite of what you would want.

layoutIfNeededon Any Encoding, Ever – ztd.text and Unicode for C++

False. JavaScript uses UTF16: https://mathiasbynens.be/notes/javascript-encoding

layoutIfNeededon How to Work Hard

Frankly, all of this sounds pretty miserable.

layoutIfNeededon Challenges in the diagnosis of magnesium status

You can’t overdose magnesium orally if you have healthy kidneys. The worst that can happen is a bit of diarrhea.

layoutIfNeededon The Sandia Cooler (2016)

Mel nods in approval: http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/story-of-mel.html

layoutIfNeededon The Sandia Cooler (2016)

Make sure to incorporate an anti-twister mechanism for extra weirdness points: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-twister_mechanism

layoutIfNeededon So you want to build a house more efficiently

That's just a matter of installing a better floor with sound-insulating materials.

layoutIfNeededon Immutability is not enough (2016)

Tldr: a buggy imperative program can be mechanically translated into an equally buggy functional program.

layoutIfNeededon Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

Am I the only one who’ve been noticing a shift of narrative regarding UFOs in the past few years? I wonder what the endgame is…

layoutIfNeededon “Please don't waste maintainers' time on your KPI grabbing patches”

Oh no! Won't somebody please think of the companies?!

layoutIfNeededon WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted

Good. Laypeople need to be weary of IoT crap.

layoutIfNeededon Tucson copter cop says mysterious, ‘sophisticated’ super-drone ‘like no other’

Probably ayylmaos.

layoutIfNeededon A backlash against gender ideology is starting in universities

You're onto something... Keep lurking!

layoutIfNeededon The Teamsters announce coordinated nationwide project to unionize Amazon

>Apple will fire you for being Jewish

[citation needed]

layoutIfNeededon The Rise of the $10M Disc Golf Celebrity

Ah, that's nothing. Follow the suggestions, and eventually you'll end up with Jelle's Marble Runs.

layoutIfNeededon My favourite C++ footgun

Yikes. I feel sorry for your client in advance. One does not learn C++ “for a gig”, especially when coming from JS…

layoutIfNeededon A Possible Link Between ‘Oumuamua and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

You haven’t missed anything of substance.

layoutIfNeededon JPEG XL

Not gonna fly, sorry. Come back to this comment in 5 years and you’ll see.

layoutIfNeededon Alpha-Gal Syndrome

Why don’t we make ticks extinct?

layoutIfNeededon JPEG XL

Not gonna fly, unless it's supported by PDF.

layoutIfNeededon JPEG XL

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Cinema_Package

layoutIfNeededon Haunting Photos Reveal an Abandoned Town of Disneyesque Castles

McMansion to the McMansion'th power!

layoutIfNeededon Disney Claims Trademark over Loki

Yes!

layoutIfNeededon Disney Claims Trademark over Loki

The artwork is there at the bottom of the image. It’s the words “LOW KEY” in green.

layoutIfNeededon Disney Claims Trademark over Loki

Didn’t they have a Moses movie? Or was it DreamWorks?