_Veronica_Feb 26
Eleanor Saitta

Today I've been told that C is memory safe if you're just very neat, that code is documentation, and that expecting protocol specs is a form of bias?

I didn't realize it was 90s week; I'll go get a flannel.

Feb 26 at 9:31pmWeb
Show threadLuis VillaFeb 26
@dymaxion that whole exchange is some yikes
Show threadEleanor SaittaFeb 26
@luis_in_brief
Honestly I shouldn't have wasted the time
Show threadJohn TimaeusFeb 26

@dymaxion @luis_in_brief

I went and found the exchange.

I don't understand when people who should be / are trying to be serious intellectually ignore facts dropped right in front of them.

I've never heard of Dat before, haven't researched it, but am now convinced that it should never be used. Anything with that much blind cult is compromised IMHO.

Show threadLuis VillaFeb 26
@johntimaeus meh, pretty much any software of any userbase size has at least some under-informed cult-y users. (I hope this dude is only a user!) But yeah, they don’t need to have wasted @dymaxion ‘s time.
Show threadQuinn NortonFeb 27
@dymaxion @luis_in_brief now I have to go look
Show threadrk: it’s hyphen-minus actuallyFeb 26

@dymaxion

C is completely memory safe so long as you stick to defined behavior. 🤔

Show threadEleanor SaittaFeb 26
@rk
Lololol
Show threadJade (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈Feb 26
@dymaxion expecting protocol specs is a form of bias? I mean, yeah, it's a strong bias towards correctness...
Show threadIchinin   ✅🎯🙄Feb 26
@dymaxion lol
Show threadPeter BrettFeb 26
@dymaxion Oh wow, I missed the entire debacle because I already had the guy (of course it's a guy) blocked
Show threadMichał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Feb 27
@dymaxion smells like teen spirit
Show threadDźwiedziuFeb 27

@dymaxion
The same way that nuclear weapons are safe? When not used? \s

Edit: I've found the thread… I regret knowing the concept of “user-driven fuzzing”.

Show threadMartin RundkvistFeb 27
@dymaxion "Code is documentation"! 😄😄😄
Show threadQuinn NortonFeb 27
@dymaxion reading the first half I was composing a 90s joke already...
Show threadQuinn NortonFeb 27
@dymaxion the 90s internet had the best possible security model; no one knew it was there. Then Tim started ruining it.
Show threadEleanor SaittaFeb 27
@quinn
Fucking writers man