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David Buchanan
To this day, this meme is among the top google image search results for "widevine"
28 Apr 2022 at 13:50 | Open on retr0.id
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David Buchanan
I recreated the website from that old anti-piracy PSA:

https://youwouldntsteala.website
28 Apr 2022 at 13:52 | Open on retr0.id
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"To improve security, rotate your passwords frequently"
28 Apr 2022 at 13:53 | Open on retr0.id
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"Not sure which C standard to use? I created this handy infographic."
28 Apr 2022 at 13:57 | Open on retr0.id
David Buchanan
You've heard of ELF on the shelf.

Now get ready for...

PE32 on vanilla GNU
28 Apr 2022 at 14:00 | Open on retr0.id
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An uncharacteristically good HN exchange
28 Apr 2022 at 14:04 | Open on retr0.id
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print("") # load-bearing print, do not remove
28 Apr 2022 at 14:06 | Open on retr0.id
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How it started // How its going
28 Apr 2022 at 14:16 | Open on retr0.id
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"Be careful this Halloween, hackers are distributing candy with embedded Linux systems inside!"
28 Apr 2022 at 14:18 | Open on retr0.id
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Self-tapping PGA169 (with tightening screw, internal gear array)
28 Apr 2022 at 14:21 | Open on retr0.id
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The iceberg of things programmers think they know about memory
28 Apr 2022 at 14:27 | Open on retr0.id
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"When you diff GPL'ed vendor source dumps against the upstream sources."
28 Apr 2022 at 14:32 | Open on retr0.id
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"Good job I don't let ethernet cables tell me what to do"
28 Apr 2022 at 14:35 | Open on retr0.id
David Buchanan replied to David
A brief introduction to Python exception handling:

try:
# fuck around
except:
# find out
28 Apr 2022 at 14:37 | Open on retr0.id
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pondering a recursive function
28 Apr 2022 at 14:38 | Open on retr0.id
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@retr0id to me worst example of this is u-boot.
Not that I really like u-boot, it's too bloated and code is overall just smells.

But vendor forks? Hoho... no... thanks.
29 Apr 2022 at 9:46 | Open on expired.mentality.rip
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