TwIP - An IP Stack In a Tweet 81

Posted by timothy on Sunday August 30, 2009 @06:21PM from the small-is-good dept.

Adam Dunkels writes "Inspired by the Twitter-sized program that crashes Mac OS X, I just wrote a really, really rudimentary IP stack called twIP, small enough to fit in a Twitter tweet. Although twIP is very far away from a real IP stack, it can do the first task of any IP stack: respond to pings. The entire source code can be found in this 128-character-long tweet. For those who are interested in low-level network programming, a code walkthrough with instructions on how to run the code under FreeBSD is available here. The FAQ: Q: why? A: for fun."

Comment Re: but from cannabis (Score 1) 640

by apankrat on Sunday August 23, 2009 @02:27PM (#29165119) Attached to: Mexico Decriminalizes Small-Scale Drug Possession

Any references to back this up ?

Comment Too much too fast (Score 2, Informative) 212

by apankrat on Saturday August 08, 2009 @05:00PM (#28998343) Attached to: Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1 Released

I was reinstalling the laptop the other day and installed FF 3.5. Used it for an hour, uninstalled and replaced with 3.0. A fresh install of 3.5 on a faster hard drive was noticeably slower than a well used 3.0 on an older hardware. Not just the start-up, but a regular use too. To me, personally, no amount of new features can justify that. So unless 3.6 comes with a performance fixes - thanks, but no.

Comment Déjà vu (Score 1) 310

by apankrat on Tuesday August 04, 2009 @01:43PM (#28944255) Attached to: Bell Starts Hijacking NX Domain Queries

It seems like a good time to re-pimp my dnsfix utility that undoes the effects of their NS response mangling. I wrote six years ago when VeriSign tried to pull the exact same NX proxying bullshit with its SiteFinder "service".

Comment Fine print (Score 2, Informative) 1359

by apankrat on Saturday June 27, 2009 @02:40AM (#28492325) Attached to: Emigrating To a Freer Country?

1. In Vancouver it rains only once, but for 6 months. Oct/Nov through Mar/Apr.
2. Unbelievably expensive real estate.

A very nice place otherwise.

Comment This is neat (Score 1) 635

by apankrat on Wednesday June 03, 2009 @07:08PM (#28203227) Attached to: You've Dropped Your Landline — Now What?

This is neat, but I would rather have the exact opposite - an ability to answer landline calls on my cell, when I am in the house.

Comment It is a cliche joke (Score 1) 132

by apankrat on Sunday May 24, 2009 @06:05PM (#28078057) Attached to: City of Vancouver Adopts Open Standards

And it was pretty dumb, so gotta wonder why someone would post it ..

Comment A redirect (Score 5, Insightful) 231

by apankrat on Tuesday March 03, 2009 @06:33PM (#27057505) Attached to: Linux Foundation Purchases Linux.com

A redirect to .org seems to be an appropriate option.

FCC Approves Unlicensed Use of White-Space Spectrum 138

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 04, 2008 @09:20PM from the knights-in-white-spaces dept.

sidesh0w was one of a number of readers to alert us to the FCC's unanimous decision approving unlicensed devices to use the white spaces of the spectrum unused by television broadcasters, provided they take certain precautions not to interfere with licensed users. "Denying a tremendous last-minute lobbying effort by broadcasters, the vote on white space devices went ahead as planned today after a several-hour delay at FCC headquarters. When the vote came, though, it was unanimous. For the Democrats on the Commission, the devices are appealing because they offer a potential new avenue for broadband services, while the Republicans are pleased for the same reasons, but love the fact that this is a deregulatory order that focuses on less regulation and more competition."