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Comment Re:pretty thin science... (Score 1) 537

by puff3456 on Thursday June 19, 2008 @06:32PM (#23865989) Attached to: Trees' Leaves Grow At a Cool 70° All Over the World

Absolutely, not only is the entire concept that a biological reaction occurs best at a specific temperature a given (if not stupidly obvious), the "discovery" is just another eco feel-good science project that basically tries to humanize plants by showing that they like certain temperatures just like us. Hardly news worthy, perhaps useful as a 5th grade science-fair project to teach certain fundamentals about biology.

Hacking: The Art of Exploitation 59

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday February 20, 2008 @03:18PM from the protect-ya-neck dept.

David Martinjak writes "Hacking: The Art of Exploitation is authored by Jon Erickson and published by No Starch Press. It is the anticipated second edition of Erickson's earlier publication of the same title. I can't think of a way to summarize it without being over-dramatic, so it will just be said: I really liked it. The book, which will be referred to as simply Hacking, starts by introducing the author's description of hacking. Erickson takes a great approach by admitting that the common perception of hacking is rather negative, and unfortunately accurate in some cases. However, he smoothly counters this antagonistic misunderstanding by presenting a simple arithmetic problem. A bit of creativity is needed to arrive at the correct solution, but creativity and problem-solving are two integral aspects of hacking, at least to Erickson. The introduction chapter sets an acceptable tone and proper frame of mind for proceeding with the technical material." Below you'll find the rest of David's review.

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