Valgrind and OpenSSLValgrind and OpenSSL
I’ve just filed Debian bug report #534534 about Valgrind/Helgrind reporting “Possible data race during write” [1]. I included a patch that seems to fix that problem (by checking whether a[...]
Month: June 2009
Microsoft Open Source Information EveningMicrosoft Open Source Information Evening
I have just attended a Microsoft Open Source Information Evening. It was in some ways one of the stranger things that I have experienced in my computer career. Firstly there[...]
Unreasonably Large Source PackagesUnreasonably Large Source Packages
For the past few hours I’ve been going a build of the GCC packages on a dual-core Opteron system with 2.5G of RAM and a pair of reasonably fast SATA[...]
Valgrind/Helgrind and STL stringValgrind/Helgrind and STL string
I am trying to track down a thread-safety problem in one of my programs. Valgrind when run as “valgrind –tool=helgrind ./thread-test” claims that there is a problem with the following[...]
Lies and Online DatingLies and Online Dating
Separating Fact From Fiction: An Examination of Deceptive Self-Presentation in Online Dating Profiles is a really interesting paper by Catalina L. Toma and Jeffrey Hancock of Cornell University and Nicole[...]
A “Well Rounded” CVA “Well Rounded” CV
When discussing career advice one idea that occasionally comes up is that someone should be “well rounded” and should demonstrate this by listing skills that are entirely unrelated to the[...]
Links June 2009Links June 2009
KickStarter.com is an interesting new service that allows creative people to solicit funding to start new enterprises [1]. Note that it is not for investing in projects, sponsors give the[...]
Religion vs CultReligion vs Cult
Diane Benscoter gave an interesting TED interview and a slightly less interesting TED lecture about her experiences with the Moonies [1]. She describes how she was a victim of the[...]
Finding Thread-unsafe CodeFinding Thread-unsafe Code
One problem that I have had on a number of occasions when developing Unix software is libraries that use non-reentrant code which are called from threaded programs. For example if[...]
McDonalds – Wifi Without PowerMcDonalds – Wifi Without Power
I am writing this post at a small cafe while my car is being serviced. I tried a local Red Rooster food store, a KFC, and a McDonalds but none[...]