AmpBenzScientist @AmpBenzScientist@qoto.org

@PawelK @mr_poindexter The days when hex editors and debuggers were enough to tackle problems.

@PawelK @mr_poindexter I would explore the Predicate as it includes an executable. Using the VM inside a capable VM could allow for some possible routes. The executable in the Predicate seems pretty solid but it might be vulnerable. If there is a VM that can stop clock cycles, it might be possible to change values in memory and swap back before the next instruction.

Stopping the clock and through the instruction as slowly as possible could bypass a check, change a value and replace it before the next check. This would normally not work as it has a count that would fail. Instead of loading it to memory, it could possibly be a link to a value using the second VM.

So I suppose a very advanced VM running the target VM. Using the clock to stop the instructions and feeding info in from the primary VM. It has to deal with encryption so it might not be possible or feasible.

It seems to be fairly resistant to tampering but this could work as nothing was altered. It gets fed information and the clock stops when it gets to something good. That could potentially be selectively swapped. With enough granular control over a CPU and memory, I could see it being possible.

There are a lot of potentially desirable outcomes but it's seemingly well protected against traditional methods. It could be easier to break the computer instead of the VM. This would seem to be the best way to do it as it is rather robust. Perhaps loading a region of memory before the instruction counter starts and have a pointer to it. It's a really cool exercise and the documentation was good.

@PawelK I'll survive this as I have been through much worse. It's just going to put everything else on hold until it's over. It's not criminal.

@PawelK It should be okay but it's very stressful.

@PawelK Yes it was. I can look into it after the current legal troubles are handled.

@lupyuen "The world runs on open source. It’s not just on our websites; open source is pervasive in our daily lives. However, despite funding through foundations, most open source contributors still do not receive meaningful financial support. This means many developers, and especially those from underrepresented groups, cannot work on open source—or if they do it comes at a personal cost. Our goal is to make careers in Open Source possible."

I believe they don't understand Open Source. We support improving the open source code that is used by corporations to make closed source code. That's what I read it as. I think the foundations reference includes the FSF and EFF. Double speak and subtitle shots at Foundations that help protect Open Source. They also forgot to capitalize the Proper Noun that was the whole point of the article.

GitHub likely has a big event planned in the future. It could benefit Open Source and FLOSS but it could also harm them. Scanning code to make programming easier and persuading developers to work on certain projects. Perhaps they plan on making a programmer centric business.

@ademan @Foneguy89 @TinyHouse4Life@noagendasocial.com @thendrix Did one involve mayonnaise?

@PawelK @amoroso I'll have to look into that. NASA just successfully tested a Rotary Detonation Rocket. It's like 4% more efficient but the velocity of the exhaust gases is supersonic. It uses Tesla Valves too.

Pulse jets could potentially be used in a similar arrangement for an absurdly sturdy jet engine. A Rotary Pulse Jet would be pretty cool. Something about harmonics and dampening. I'm just speculating but it would seem to have two power levels available. It can be off or it can be used at full output with the timed pulses blending together for over lapping pulses.

@PawelK @amoroso If it was written in a VLIW assembly language like that of Hexagon, it could be much smaller. Then again the Hexagon example was from the manufacturer and compared it against the alleged RISC equivalent.

There's a reason why x86 is used to teach ASM, it stays mostly the same and it is useful. VLIW is a savant with some variants running RISC code as a means to be useful. RISC would be fantastic to learn the importance of assemblers and compilers.

The reason why x86 can do all of this is that it has code back from when computers computed things and had to do it efficiently.

@PawelK @Viking @Therealdcgirl@noagendasocial.com I just saw that it was Америка. I laugh at Romanian memes while remembering the pot holes on our highways.

I remember a video about dysfunctional Ukraine breaking road surfaces to fix other important road surfaces. In the US we use concrete. A couple of new bridges were built near me and they immediately failed inspection requiring demolition and building new bridges.

@PawelK @Viking @Therealdcgirl@noagendasocial.com Romania sees a good road surface.