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Re: No keys to the kingdom: New single sign-on algorithm provides superior privacy

5-Jul-20 18:01

Science Daily[^]:
Single sign-on systems (SSOs) allow us to login to multiple websites and applications using a single username and password combination.

And I'm sure it will never, ever be cracked, MitMed, or otherwise thwarted

(Man-in-the-middled, for the acronym adverse)

Nelek6-Jul-20 11:08

‘Hybrid’ quantum networking demonstrated for first time

6-Jul-20 11:08

So... after years telling us that we have to avoid reuse and have a password for each site... now, this?

Oh, C'mon... D'Oh! | :doh:

M.D.V.

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Kent Sharkey5-Jul-20 18:01

Re: ‘Hybrid’ quantum networking demonstrated for first time

5-Jul-20 18:01

Scientific American[^]:
By exploiting the wave-and-particle-like nature of light, a new technique offers the best of both worlds

The cat is only partly in the box?

And only partly dead (maybe)?

Nelek6-Jul-20 11:06

Code only says what it does

6-Jul-20 11:06

Some new cientific:
Lavoisier (some centuries ago):
~~Energy~~ Information doesn't get created nor destroyed, only transformed.
FTFY

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey5-Jul-20 18:01

5-Jul-20 18:01

Marc Brooker[^]:
Code says what it does. That's important for the computer, because code is the way that we ask the computer to do something.

Deep, duuuuuuude

Dan Neely6-Jul-20 2:26

Dan Neely

6-Jul-20 2:26

Quote:
Our code reviews, simworld tests, and design meetings frequently referred back to the TLA+ models of our protocols to resolve ambiguities in Java code or written communication.

I'm pretty sure that adding another Three Letter Acronym to the project jargon doesn't actually help anything except perhaps the employment of the person who's stuck updating the acronym table in every formal document in a product. Dead | X|

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jsc427-Jul-20 3:57

jsc42

7-Jul-20 3:57

Quote:
Our code reviews, ... frequently referred back to the TLA+ models of ...

Dan Neely wrote:

I'm pretty sure that adding another Three Letter Acronym to the project jargon doesn't actually help anything except perhaps the employment of the person who's stuck updating the acronym table in every formal document in a product.

Perhaps that is why they call it the TLA+ model: it creates new TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms).
As for the person updating the Acronym Table, I hope (s)he called it the same as an erstwhile colleague of mine called his Acronym Table: AEIOU (Acronym Expansion Is Often Useful)

Dan Neely7-Jul-20 4:22

Dan Neely

7-Jul-20 4:22

jsc42 wrote:
As for the person updating the Acronym Table, I hope (s)he called it the same as an erstwhile colleague of mine called his Acronym Table: AEIOU (Acronym Expansion Is Often Useful)

Sadly no fun was allowed in deliverable documents. And all the waterfall documents were deliverables. Dead | X|

Windows 10 2004 breaks OneDrive connectivity for some users

Marc Clifton6-Jul-20 3:44

Marc Clifton

6-Jul-20 3:44

Kent Sharkey wrote:
Code says what it does.

The irony of that is that in my experience, code rarely says what it does.

A simple example:

Divide(1, 0);

float Divide(float a, float b)
{
  return a/b;
}

What does that code do when b is 0? What does that code do with the imprecision of float? What does that code do when a = Double.MaxValue and b = 0.1?

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Kent Sharkey5-Jul-20 18:01

Re: Windows 10 2004 breaks OneDrive connectivity for some users

5-Jul-20 18:01

Bleeping Computer[^]:
Microsoft says that some users might experience OneDrive connectivity issues after updating their devices to Windows 10, version 2004 or enabling Files on Demand in OneDrive.

The feature is "Files on Demand", not "Files all the time"

Nelek6-Jul-20 10:59

Microsoft ups OneDrive file size limit to 100GB

6-Jul-20 10:59

Kent Sharkey wrote:
The feature is "Files on Demand",

And the question is... in your or in their demand?

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey5-Jul-20 18:01

Re: Microsoft ups OneDrive file size limit to 100GB

5-Jul-20 18:01

IT Pro Portal[^]:
Microsoft acknowledges certain file types often exceed the previous 15GB limit.

Assuming you can get in

Nelek6-Jul-20 10:58

Re: Microsoft ups OneDrive file size limit to 100GB

6-Jul-20 10:58

Are the people securing full images of their hdds in the cloud or what?

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey6-Jul-20 11:00

Windows 10 2004: Microsoft kills memory bugs behind 5% to 10% of Windows flaws

6-Jul-20 11:00

no...

(moves HDD image over to iCloud)

TTFN - Kent

Kent Sharkey5-Jul-20 18:01

Re: Windows 10 2004: Microsoft kills memory bugs behind 5% to 10% of Windows flaws

5-Jul-20 18:01

ZDNet[^]:
Microsoft introduces two new Windows APIs to help driver developers create safer software.

+/- 10%

Nelek6-Jul-20 10:58

Re: Windows 10 2004: Microsoft kills memory bugs behind 5% to 10% of Windows flaws

6-Jul-20 10:58

Kent Sharkey wrote:
Microsoft introduces two new Windows APIs to help driver developers create safer software.

So, they kills 5% to 10% of the memory bugs and introduces 30% to 50% of other bugs...

Well done Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey6-Jul-20 10:59

Re: Windows 10 2004: Microsoft kills memory bugs behind 5% to 10% of Windows flaws

6-Jul-20 10:59

Microsoft math (and future planning)

TTFN - Kent

jsc429-Jul-20 0:46

jsc42

9-Jul-20 0:46

From the article (link in parent):

The APIs are called ExAllocatePool2 and ExAllocatePool3. There are also separate tools available to support versions of Windows 10 prior to 2004. 
"The intention here is to get driver developers a way to be more explicit about what they are doing in their program. There will never be any question of if a developer truly intended for an allocation to be uninitialized or zeroed since  ^__I>(My highlighting)," explains Bialek.

No wonder there are problems if ExAllocatePool2 and ExAllocatePool3 are MS's idea of 'explicitly specified in the API name'. I challenge anyone to guess which is the uninitialized version and which is the zeroed version just from the names. If they want it to be explicit in the API name then the name should explicitly state what it does, e.g. something like ExAllocatePoolUninitialized and ExAllocatePoolZeroed.

The explosive physics of pooping penguins: they can shoot poo over four feet

Kent Sharkey5-Jul-20 18:01

Re: The explosive physics of pooping penguins: they can shoot poo over four feet

5-Jul-20 18:01

Ars Technica[^]:
It builds on findings of a 2003 study that won an Ig Nobel Prize in Fluid Dynamics.

Because I like to keep you informed on the important science of our day

Marc Clifton6-Jul-20 3:39

Marc Clifton

6-Jul-20 3:39

"It is practically important to know how far their faeceses [sic] reach from the origin. Such information would save keepers from the crisis. It would also be helpful for a newcomer guidance for keepers to avoid such an incident."

I predict a niche market for an IoT early warning system. Laugh | :laugh:

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Re: The explosive physics of pooping penguins: they can shoot poo over four feet

Daniel Pfeffer6-Jul-20 7:21

Daniel Pfeffer

6-Jul-20 7:21

You'd probably have to use MILSPEC parts; the -40 to 85 degrees Centigrade industrial operating temperature range won't quite do it in Antarctic winters... Smile | :)

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Re: The explosive physics of pooping penguins: they can shoot poo over four feet

#realJSOP6-Jul-20 3:40

#realJSOP

6-Jul-20 3:40

Microsoft has that beat - every time they release a Win10 update, they shoot shit around the freakin world.

".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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Java devs using Microsoft VS Code: Upgrade to Java 11 now

Kent Sharkey2-Jul-20 11:16

Can’t afford to fly to space? Settle for smelling like it

2-Jul-20 11:16

Visual Studio magazine[^]:
Microsoft has issued a "Call for Action" to Java developers using its Visual Studio Code (VS Code) source-code editor to make sure their code runs on Java 11 or above, soon.

"If we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?"

Kent Sharkey2-Jul-20 11:01

Windows 10 background image tool can be abused to download malware

2-Jul-20 11:01

Ars Technica[^]:
There are no smells in vacuum—but recycled air in an orbiter is another story.

In space, no one can smell you

Kent Sharkey2-Jul-20 11:01