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General Software Discussion / Re: Will 64-bit make a difference?

« Last post by f0dder on May 07, 2006, 12:10 PM »

Hrm, 64bit embedded? I was under the impression that the "latest" x86 processors used for embedded systems would be plain pentiums, because things like out-of-order execution can make it hard to be *really* precise (as in hard realtime operating systems).

Supporting large files on 32bit operating systems isn't really that bad, developers just need to stop being lazy and thing that they can MemMap() entire files, or represent filesize in "unsigned int" or size_t.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Can a program be reverse-engineered?

« Last post by f0dder on May 05, 2006, 03:05 PM »

Indeed it is. I got 50% student discount when I ordered mine, though

- too bad my support plan has expired.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Can a program be reverse-engineered?

« Last post by f0dder on May 05, 2006, 02:55 PM »

For Reverse Engineering, nothing beats the Interactive DisAssembler, IDA. It's a tool that goes way beyond what kiddies use to just remove software protection, it's a genuinely useful tool to look at the insides of programs.

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Borland C++ Builder Contest / Re: Entering SMIRF 8x8 + 10x8 Chess Program

« Last post by f0dder on May 05, 2006, 09:01 AM »

After having looked at Smirf myself, I don't think it's a vblank sync thing - <brainstorm>it looks a lot like the PaintBox(?) background is being erased before you copy your data to it. Do you use any calls to "erase", "clear" or a similar method? Does the PaintBox have a background color property?</brainstorm>

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Borland C++ Builder Contest / Re: Entering SMIRF 8x8 + 10x8 Chess Program

« Last post by f0dder on May 05, 2006, 06:34 AM »

Hm, I guess there's some Borland C++ "OnEraseBackground" or similar message, but I haven't used VCL-based languages (or even straight Borland C++, for that matter) since... the delphi2 days, iirc.

Anyway, you don't really need to sync with vblanc/vret - as long as you double-buffer and do a single blit to the "primary surface". I'm sorry I don't know how TPaintBox etc. works

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Borland C++ Builder Contest / Re: Entering SMIRF 8x8 + 10x8 Chess Program

« Last post by f0dder on May 05, 2006, 05:24 AM »

it does a little blinking when the computer moves..
Well, mouser, I noticed that too, but I have no idea how to synchronize paint with a vblanc phase or to avoid that flickering anyway else. Actually the picture is drawn buffered and then copied at any paint event.

Reinhard.
-Smirf (May 05, 2006, 01:26 AM)

Do you trap the WM_ERASEBKGND message? If you do a full blit at WM_PAINT covering the entire client area, you shoudl make WM_ERASEBKGND do nothing, to avoid flickering.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Klipfolio 3b

« Last post by f0dder on May 04, 2006, 11:08 AM »

Opera supports plugins now?

- ok, 1.0 beta, I'll wait a bit. But this sound *good*

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Living Room / Re: Will this be the final nail in Microsoft's Coffin?

« Last post by f0dder on May 03, 2006, 06:18 AM »

Apple might turn out to be as greedy and DRM-fascistoid as MS

might??
-mouser (May 03, 2006, 05:47 AM)

I haven't tried Mac OS X yet, so I can't tell

(will your audio outputs be disabled if they're analog and you want to play an mp3? Or will your digital output be disabled if the device on the other end doesn't support copyright restriction? etc...)

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Living Room / Re: Will this be the final nail in Microsoft's Coffin?

« Last post by f0dder on May 03, 2006, 05:23 AM »

One thing is for sure: if there's any way I can help it, XP is going to be my last Microsoft OS. No way in hell I'm moving to Vista if it's not bleeding necessary. Mac OS X os linux, though? Linux isn't ready, but Apple might turn out to be as greedy and DRM-fascistoid as MS

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Developer's Corner / Re: Can you read and understand C? :-))

« Last post by f0dder on May 03, 2006, 05:19 AM »

Hehe cute...

there's plenty of obfuscated C source out there, btw. I've seen files formatted to look like x-mas trees and nuke signs and whatnot

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General Software Discussion / Re: Best Executable Compressor Programs

« Last post by f0dder on April 30, 2006, 02:48 AM »

I am also concerned not about the one compressed app, but what kind of performance issues one would have if they ran numerous compressed apps at the same time on a pc like that. If it could cause a problem, I don't want to contribute to it by compressing mine.

You definitely shouldn't compress programs that will run multiple instances. With uncompressed programs, all code and data that isn't written to will be shared among multiple instances of the program. With compressed programs, ALL code/data in your app will be private to each instance.

Use a good tool like Process Explorer to check the "private bytes" of your app in compressed vs. uncompressed mode.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Screenshots from movies

« Last post by f0dder on April 29, 2006, 02:40 PM »

Yeah, grabbing from DirectX overlay sources isn't exactly trivial

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General Software Discussion / Re: Best Executable Compressor Programs

« Last post by f0dder on April 28, 2006, 02:05 PM »

Whoa, I thought UPX was dead

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's your favorite computer game from when you were young?

« Last post by f0dder on April 28, 2006, 01:41 PM »

Heh, Death Rally was 3D realms? Didn't know that. Wonderful game, fast action, very well coded, smooth, etc. I always pick up the mushrooms on purpose btw

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Living Room / size-changing USB flash drives

« Last post by f0dder on April 28, 2006, 10:49 AM »

http://www.plusminus.ru/flashbag.html

(gotta be a joke, though)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Big List of Programming Games

« Last post by f0dder on April 27, 2006, 07:12 AM »

How could it miss http://www.myrekrig.dk/ ?

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Living Room / Re: New Study Says Drink All the Coffee You Want. Really.

« Last post by f0dder on April 27, 2006, 07:08 AM »

On the topic of smoking... people should keep it to their own homes or, if need really be, open areas. It's not because I'm a health evangelist (far from), I just don't think it's fair forcing discomfort on other people. As for beer, red steaks, etc yadda yadda - bring it on

... it's not like it hurts anybody (except perhaps for a few vegans, but those are pretty whack anyway

)

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: GhostSurf Platinum 2006 1 week 40% off offer

« Last post by f0dder on April 26, 2006, 01:44 PM »

http://tor.eff.org

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Living Room / Little Gromit Mine (teh funay video)

« Last post by f0dder on April 26, 2006, 12:53 PM »

http://www.youtube.c.../watch?v=JvlX8nLtakA -

More power to the retards. I really love this comment: You should not be allowed to express yourself in any form of communication. Ever.

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General Software Discussion / Re: not a miracle video, but a miracle regarding videos

« Last post by f0dder on April 25, 2006, 05:15 AM »

Perhaps the new install of farstone simply fixed some associations, or other registry deep black magic?

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Living Room / Re: Unprotected Wireless Lans?

« Last post by f0dder on April 24, 2006, 05:44 AM »

He says "deterministic binary noise" - deterministic means there's no real source of randomness, so nothing fancy probably. The fact that he always uses buzzwords and don't disclose anything makes him untrustworthy to me, especially since it's long proven that security through obscurity never works.

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