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Comment Re:Sorry... (Score 1) 244

When you recurse and run out of stack space, that is a stack overflow. If the recursion is finite, you may be able to fix this by buying more RAM.

When you receive more data into a stack buffer than it has been allocated to hold, that is a stack-based buffer overflow. The act of triggering such a buffer overflow is known as smashing the stack. The only way to fix this is by modifying the code to check the bounds of copies into fixed-length buffers.

What you describe is a stack overflow, what you link to discusses stack-based buffer overflows.

Space

Submission + - Wanted: Home-builders for the moon

el crowbar writes: NASA announced the broad outlines of its plan for an eventual lunar outpost less than two months ago. The general idea is to set up shop on the rim of a crater near one of the moon's poles. Such areas would be in sunlight, with a line-of-sight link to Earth all year round. The first crews would stay for just a week at a time, but by 2025, six-month tours of duty would be the norm. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16871258/
Intel by OSTG

Vendor Intel focuses on improving energy efficiency 5

Intel has plans to enhance the energy efficiency of its products to help meet the environmental challenges posed by climate change. "Speaking at a workshop with HP and Sun Micrcosystems about the sector's contribution to the global energy situation, Intel's Don Whiteside said the company is focusing on : greenhouse gas emissions, energy usage in its operations and the energy efficiency of its products. Intel says it has a goal to
Biotech

Submission + - Maxwell's demon now reality?

DMiax writes: Reuter has claimed that a group of scientists from University of Edimburgh realized a nanomachine acting as a Maxwell's Demon. Namely the device selects and traps other molecules based on their direction of motion. The existence of such a device would violate the second law of thermodnamics. It is worth noting that the researcher himself did not make such claim, simply crediting Maxwell for his work on electrodynamics and thermodynamics.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft sells Linux to Wal-Mart

Rob writes: Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has become the latest big name to buy SUSE Linux vouchers from Microsoft Corp, following the software firm's landmark deal with Novell Inc last November. The retailer will take an undisclosed number of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server subscription certificates — the support vouchers that Microsoft has to distribute to hold its end of its bargain with Novell.
The Almighty Buck

The Grassroots Blogging Provision's Real Purpose 227

ICantFindADecentNick writes "The Register carries a report on the defeat of Section 220 of the reform bill (the grassroots provision). In an all-too-familiar scene, bloggers, Slashdot readers and several news outlets were taken in by the hype surrounding a provision in the Senate ethics reform bill that would have required grassroots lobbying firms to register with the US Congress. To be fair, some commenters did see through the deception but the campaign, organized by Richard Viguerie, still succeeded. From the article: 'Viguerie, for those not familiar with the tarnished panoply of backroom players in American politics, pioneered the use of direct mail techniques for conservative causes, and has been called the "funding father" of the modern conservative movement. His ad agency currently handles direct mail campaigns for non-profits seeking to stimulate grassroots activity or raise funds from the general public.'" This is, of course, The Register. Still interesting to look back at the news from another point of view.

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