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From: jmfbahciv on 1 Dec 2006 09:13 In article <4570311A.7430CD93(a)hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> In article <456EFE61.92EE5E87(a)hotmail.com>, >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> > >> >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> >> krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >It's not a "3" it's "=3F" (the code-point for the apostrophe). I'm >> >> >> >not sure what I did (it just happened recently). If someone has an >> >> >> >idea how to fix it I certainly will! >> >> >> >> >> >> Did your system get hexed? >> >> > >> >> >Can you explain what you mean in normal language ? >> >> >> >> START: MOVEI T1,[ASCIZ/Did your system get hexed?/] >> >> OUTSTR T1, >> >> END START >> >> >> >> /BAH >> > >> >I never get involved in assembler aside from DSP. It's far too difficult to >> >maintain and far too easy to write nonsense code. >> >> HOever, it is impossible to ship nonsense code. > >You think so ? Yup. I knew people who would read a listing when going to the toilet. /BAH
From: jmfbahciv on 1 Dec 2006 09:16 In article <457031BB.92FAD0A9(a)hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >krw wrote: >> >> rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com says... >> >> > jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> > > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> > > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> > > >> krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >It's not a "3" it's "=3F" (the code-point for the apostrophe). I'm >> >> > > >> >not sure what I did (it just happened recently). If someone has an >> >> > > >> >idea how to fix it I certainly will! >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> Did your system get hexed? >> >> > > > >> >> > > >Can you explain what you mean in normal language ? >> >> > > >> >> > > START: MOVEI T1,[ASCIZ/Did your system get hexed?/] >> >> > > OUTSTR T1, >> >> > > END START >> >> > > >> >> > > /BAH >> >> > >> >> > I never get involved in assembler aside from DSP. It's far too difficult >> to >> >> > maintain and far too easy to write nonsense code. >> >> >> >> You're right. The simple minded should stay far away from >> >> assembler (or any other language for that matter). >> > >> >Sorry to disappoint you then. >> > >> >I do prefer at least medium level code though. >> >> Yes, you seem to have that kind of thinking style. >> Haven't you ever been curious about what goes on >> underneath all the layers? > >I know what does. > >In fact PL/M allows you to invoke certain instructions explicitly such as SHL, >SHR, ROL and ROR for example. > >I do prefer to be able to write the rest of the code in something close to English >though. Then you rely on other people to do the correct thing. This is the philosophy you've had in this whole thread. /BAH
From: Eeyore on 1 Dec 2006 09:22 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Yup. I knew people who would read a listing when going to the > toilet. Good Lord ! Did they use it for the other thing too ? Graham
From: jmfbahciv on 1 Dec 2006 09:18 In article <45703286.748568E(a)hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> >> krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >It's not a "3" it's "=3F" (the code-point for the apostrophe). I'm >> >> >> >not sure what I did (it just happened recently). If someone has an >> >> >> >idea how to fix it I certainly will! >> >> >> >> >> >> Did your system get hexed? >> >> > >> >> >Can you explain what you mean in normal language ? >> >> >> >> START: MOVEI T1,[ASCIZ/Did your system get hexed?/] >> >> OUTSTR T1, >> >> END START >> >> >> >> /BAH >> > >> >I never get involved in assembler aside from DSP. It's far too difficult to >> >maintain and far too easy to write nonsense code. >> >> And it doesn't appear that anyone got my joke. >> >> Assember isn't difficult to maintain and I can't imagine writing >> nonsense code. Assembler is too clear-cut for obfuscation. > >Maintenance can mean maintenance by those who didn't write it. So? That has to be part of the product plan. > >There's simply no way I'd have taken on maintaining >large amounts of assembler. Yes, I would never assign such work to you because you don't think that way. >I've had no trouble though with PL/M. /BAH
From: Eeyore on 1 Dec 2006 09:24
jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > lparker(a)emory.edu (Lloyd Parker) wrote: > > > >Are you seriously suggesting someone born to a poverty family has the same > >chance of becoming successful as someone born to a rich family in a > >capitalistic society? > > Yes. I will even go further and state that the poor kid has more > motivation than the rich kid. Thus, the poor kid will succeed > more often than the rich kid. I rather doubt that it happens like that in practice. Th rich kid is likely to have a better education, better connections and better opportunities ( including relatively easy access to money for investment ). Graham |