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http://www.cs.utah.edu/~regehr/papers/emsoft08-preprint.pdf Very interesting, as I am an embedded systems programmer the volatile keyword is very important to for handling hardware registers etc. that are memory mapped. I now have to check volatile types for the compiler I use damn it! GRRR...

Nvidia's Intel's Insides shows you that your favorite semi (for some) chip producer isn't such a 'nice' guy. Of course Intel has only been sued and slapped with illegal trade issues every other year for the last 20. Cyb

I have an embedded project that is close to driving me batty. Also not floating point here refers to single precision float only. double precision is not something you use on systems you have to scape for 1K of RAM (LOL). So here is it's I need to print formatted floating point data (float to...

This was big but a lot of you likely didn't know about it There have been a number of com pliancy issues with companies such as Skype, Verizon as well, Cisco's linksys not being the only one (see Voting machine company's even). The issue was raised much earlier for the problem by the FSF...

http://www.semiconductorblog.com/2009/05/08/nintendo-dsi/ I thought it was interesting at least. Cyb

The beagle board uses the same processor as the Pandora (the big difference is you can GET a Beagle Board ). Although the video is not too exciting it does demonstrate that DC emulation is still live and kicking, and now runs off SD cards too (see the little card stuck in the board). The...

I was laughing quite loudly when I read this. I thought I would share (LOL). Cyb

This is a lovely allegory, unfortunately it resembles life all too well. In the beginning, God created the bit. And the bit was a zero. On the first day, he toggled the 0 to 1, and the Universe was. On the second day, God's boss wanted a demo, and tried to read the bit. This being volatile...

I got this in an email rather interesting court questions I though so I thought I would 'share' them here. I think there are far too many lawyers these days.. These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken...

Since I use Yabuse I thought I would add some notes for peoples first Version 0.9.8 was released next a bugfix for the windows variant was later released You may now go back to your bored lives :D Cyb

A small demonstration of the PICO dlp projector. Size comparison (2 Euro piece) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/3109688167_a7fdbede84.jpg?v=0 Image from the device. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/3110520884_b97061ea49.jpg?v=0 That is not my blog and I have diddly squat to do with it...

Amazing landing ... . Cyb

Nintendo has been sued again for it's wiimote straps this time Nintendo's reporting of information questioned. Lots of interesting comments added too. Cyb

This is pretty fun looking and the kid had fun too (repulser and all). Cyb

This is really US relevant but I thought some of you would have a laugh at .. the prior generation in the US (we are just mostly embarrassed ;) ). Bored Tubby and Mild! Cyb

Electronic voting ... gone .. odd? :) From the ONION news. Cyb

First has anyone used this? Second does anyone know how it mounts the data from the cards? Is it a standard FAT32 USB file system or what? Cyb

If cats could talk that sounds about right... Also Engineers Guide to cats (in case you are an engineer) Cyb

Has anyone been following the Pirates of Somalia in the news? (Yahoo news list on the pirates and piracy from Somalia) Somali Pirates demand 35million. Peace keeper Attacks in Somalia. 52 Somali's dead trying to escape. Hijacked Ukranian Frieghter Ransom Request. My opinion aside (I won't say...

Turn it into a LUNCHBOX! Model not included, do not try this while the unit is plugged in. Do not scream if your nephew adds a twinkie to your lunch. Not for sale in any state or province dictatorship totalitarian regime or territory near you. :D Cyb