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Wonderfully elegant term for exploit development from 1980: "Synthetic Programming"

literature.hpcalc.org/items/1718
even when an HP-41C user has learned everything the Owner's Handbook can teach him, he is in for another treat: the list of HP-41C functions and programming capability is not limited to the properties catalogued in that Handbook. There exists, in fact, a whole class of functions and programming applications that can be used to enhance greatly the power of the calculator, even though the new functions cannot, at first, be executed or programmed with normal, simple keystrokes. The new functions, which are 'synthesized' by creating new combinations of normal program bytes, are called 'synthetic functions'; their appli- cation in programs gives rise to the expression 'synthetic programming'
December 20, 2024 at 4:36 AM
againsthimself.bsky.social
Sunday jog
Railroad tracks in a narrow rut on top of a sandy ridge. Cacti laden with prickly pears on one side. Ocean on the horizon.
December 15, 2024 at 9:14 PM
againsthimself.bsky.social
What are your heuristics for assessing book value?
a.co/d/9auRaC5
Handbook of Heuristics listed for $1,199.99
December 9, 2024 at 3:09 AM
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149: The total number of shows in Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, which ends on Dec. 8. The tour visited five continents, sold roughly 10 million tickets and generated revenue that could be around $2 billion. Swift—a cultural phenomenon on par with Michael Jackson in the 1980s and the Beatles in the 1960s—accounts for nearly 2% of the U.S. music market, more than any other artist.
December 5, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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Winter sunsets are 🌈
December 2, 2024 at 1:47 AM
againsthimself.bsky.social
Spotted a Totoro on the beach today.
A Totoro-shaped beach rock on the sand in low tide.
November 30, 2024 at 1:31 AM
againsthimself.bsky.social
WSJ: Missiles and Commercial Jets Are Sharing the Skies in One of the World’s Busiest Flight Corridors
www.wsj.com/business/air...
November 22, 2024 at 5:49 PM
againsthimself.bsky.social
Got some new clothes since I last saw many of you.
T-shirt with "Your business model is my threat model" printed on the front
November 21, 2024 at 5:14 PM
againsthimself.bsky.social
Searching for "edc fidget toy" produces some ... interesting results
October 23, 2024 at 2:26 AM