Following Up: Crash A Pentium
March 31, 2008 | Tech | Comments [1]
It works. Very well. After compiling and running the code, my computer (a Pentium running Windows 98) locked up completely. No wonder this bug was so serious.
Good thing it’s a legacy bug these days 
Crash A Pentium
March 30, 2008 | Tech | Comments [1]
A small C program that will lock up your computer if it’s running on an old Pentium processor. For more information, see this article about the f00f bug.
#include <stdio.h>
int main=0xc8c70ff0;
Credits: http://cypherpunks.venona.com/date/1997/11/msg00815.html
View the core dump here. (This core dump was collected after compiling and executing the code on a Pentium III running NetBSD. No processor made after the Pentium Pro suffers from this particular flaw; executing the code returned an Illegal Instruction (core dumped) message for me.)
Applications and Jobs
March 29, 2008 | Rantin' 'N' Ravin', Tech | No Comments
I just found two (yes, two) IT job postings in my area. This is a rare opportunity, but a welcome one. I haven’t been having much luck in the job field these days, but if I got a tech job, it’d be 0 to 60 in nothing flat. As grateful as I’d be to have even a job at Starbucks or some other local eatery, I’d be ecstatic to get back in the field again. I miss my technological battlegrounds.
Ooh, think I found another in the paper. I’m so putting another one in *grin*
NO WAI!!
March 28, 2008 | Pictography | No Comments
NO WAI!!
Image credits: Past Deadline
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YA RLY!
March 27, 2008 | Pictography | No Comments
YA RLY!
Image credits: The Huffington Post
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Fedora 8
March 27, 2008 | Tech | No Comments
I’m currently downloading Fedora version 8. Hopefully, it’ll help me study for my Red Hat certification. I have the LiveCD mirrored on one of my servers, but it’s passworded to cut down on bandwidth usage. Geez, I didn’t know the install DVD was 3.2 GB.
Haven’t started on testing Darwin yet. Maybe I’ll get to it later. Or not.
New Plans
March 26, 2008 | Rantin' 'N' Ravin', Tech | No Comments
Class is long, so here I am during a down spell.
I’m going to go for some certifications. On my list are Microsoft (MCDST), Linux (RHCE) and Apple (ACSP) certs. I took a practice RHCE test, and need some work. Good thing Linux is free, so I can download Fedora Core (closest thing to RHEL I can get for free) and do some studying. Also a good thing I have a copy of Windows Server 2003 for school; I think some of the curriculum will come in handy for the exam. As far as OS X goes… I’ll have to find someone with a Mac to study on.
Haven’t wiped the laptop yet, still getting backups ready. Also been job hunting, with a few (okay, one) lead. I kinda miss the tech field, honestly. It truly was my element. Heck, reading UserFriendly actually made me pine a trifle