Oct 31, 2024
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What has case distinction but is neither uppercase nor lowercase?
It has one foot in each world but belongs to neither.
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Oct 30, 2024
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I have enabled “take ownership” permission, but I still cannot obtain write access
Taking ownership is only one part of gaining write access.
Oct 29, 2024
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Reverse-engineering what a “short” section is
The long and short of it all.
Oct 28, 2024
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How useful is the hint passed to the std::unordered_… collections?
Only a little, or sometimes not at all.
Oct 25, 2024
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How can I explicitly specialize a templated C++ constructor, follow-up notes
You can use a maker function, but that doesn't let you escape the problem.
Oct 24, 2024
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It rather involved being on the other side of the airtight hatchway: Defeating ASLR after you’ve gained RCE via ROP
If you defeat ASLR, then you can defeat ASLR.
Oct 23, 2024
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How do I create a Windows Runtime IRandomAccessStream around a bunch of bytes or a classic COM IStream?
Another wrapper function.
Oct 22, 2024
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Did Windows 95 shrink the default font size of windowed MS-DOS apps?
The effect was that it shrunk, but only sometimes.
Oct 21, 2024
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Why does adding WS_MINIMIZEBOX change how my window behaves when the user presses Win+D?
It minimizes your window if it can.
Oct 18, 2024
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Evaluating tail call elimination in the face of return address protection, part 2
Rewriting the activation frame.