Topics by Evenbit

It is about time we start building a Sticky in this forum listing some resources so the newbies will have an easier time finding the information they need. I will start with these valuable links: x86 Assembly Language FAQs Wikipedia: Assembly Language Wikipedia: List of assemblers Links at Webster MASM …

It is my understanding that with over 115,000 signed-up, it constitutes the largest MOOC [ [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course[/url] ] ever. Certainly an historical experiment with possible future changes in delivery of University-level education: [url]http://www.reddit.com/r/aiclass/comments/kp1wb/amazing_we_can_probably_offer_a_masters_degree_of/[/url] I've decided to take the Basic track so that I only take the quizzes, but get to miss …

You can test your connection here: [url]http://ipv6test.google.com/[/url] Apparently, Wednesday, June 8th is "World IPv6 Day" when major websites and CDNs will be sending their content over IPv6. For instance, if you cannot connect to Google on that day, you will need to surf to [url]http://ipv4.google.com[/url] to do your searches. My …

This exercise is designed to get you familiar with the Ubuntu command-line editing features. It also introduces you to the concept of command-line history. [B]Follow these steps[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Type the words "We all love Ubuntu" (without the quotation marks) but do not press Enter. [*]Press the left arrow key to …

[i]Taking the "fright" out of Opcodes and Hex-numbers.[/i] High Level Assembly (HLA) is a modern [b]assembler[/b] + [b]standard library[/b] package that allows a programmer to ease his way toward ASM coding by leveraging concepts already learned from typical high-level languages. By using HLA, one can investigate and play with a …

[CODE]Using 'common sense' to clear the Microsoft fog of illusion.[/CODE] [[ ...Continued from previous post [url]http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1527.html[/url] ]] 4. Unable to comprehend security issues. Even when the United States government warns people to avoid using specific software for personal security reasons, the Microsoft sheep act like they don't understand the reasons. …

[CODE]Addressing some of the typical arguments we hear from the "Microsoft fanboy" crowd.[/CODE] One can debate until you turn blue in the face. It never fails that *some* concepts and facts just fly right over the heads of *some* people. But when the person doing the arguing is supposedly well-educated …

It's a FizzBuzz question designed to "separate the men from the boys", so don't cheat. :) Write a program that prints the numbers from 1 to 100. But for multiples of three print “Fizz” instead of the number and for the multiples of five print “Buzz”. For numbers which are …

Here is a nice "cheat sheet" for getting "up and running" quickly: [url]http://freeengineer.org/learnUNIXin10minutes.html[/url]

[url]http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=165727[/url] Version 2.3 of the StdLib is now on SourceForge. - Improvements: Linux support is now more complete. - Includes: Automated Test Suite The intention of this project is to support users of Randall Hyde's HLA (High Level Assembly) language who wish to maintain, extend, or evolve the HLA Standard …

[[ re-posted from the DesktopLinuxAsm mailing list ]] [url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DesktopLinuxAsm/[/url] << Here is a puzzle for assembler guru's and anyone who needs a diversion. Bill Gates has spent the last year working on a virus to destroy Linux. To complete his virus he needs the constant of -4 in eax. His …

[url]http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=165727[/url] Version 2.2 of the StdLib is now on SourceForge. - Improvements: increases OS independance, performance, and design consistency. Accessible from other assemblers and other languages. - Includes: Automated Test Suite The intention of this project is to support users of Randall Hyde's HLA (High Level Assembly) language who wish …

This exercise gets you familiar with Ubuntu command-line tools for creating, navigating, and removing directories. [B]Follow these steps[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Type "cd ~" and press Enter. This makes sure you are working in your "home" directory. [*]Create a new directory by typing "mkdir mystuff" and press Enter. [*]Type "cd mystuff" and …

Jeff added some coding puzzlers to his AsmIDE site: [URL="http://members.save-net.com/jko%40save-net.com/asm/puzzles.htm"]http://members.save-net.com/jko%40save-net.com/asm/puzzles.htm[/URL] Anyone got any solutions, more puzzles, etc.? Nathan.

I am waiting for the release of HLA 1.82 before dumping any source on the CVS, however, all interested parties are invited to join the project {{ just let me know in what capacity -- developer, technician, project admin, etc. -- you wish to participate in }} to "kick around" …

Wow! I just received a personal letter from Steven King, my favorite horror author! Ah, crap! Its just a forwarded e-mail from a stranger. No offense intended dude, but I consider such forwarded e-mail to be spam. I mean, when you fall for these e-mail forwarding gimmicks you are not …