Author Archives: Scali
The myth of linux/open source security
I have tried to warn about the myth that is security in the open source world before. Today there is another big security issue in Linux: http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/critical-linux-vulnerability-imperils-users-even-after-silent-fix/ As the article points out: the problem is not just the vulnerability itself, … Continue reading
Just keeping it Metro
Yes, Metro, not Retro. Or actually I should say Windows Store App now. As in, the new interface for Windows 8, mainly aimed at tablets and smartphones. Namely, I got myself a Windows 8 Pro update early on, at a … Continue reading
Revision 2013 is keeping it real
This easter weekend the demo party Revision 2013 was held. And they were keeping it real. SvOlli was there, for a seminar on the Atari 2600 (‘rock bottom’ in terms of game/demo platforms): It should give you an impression of … Continue reading
Latency and stuttering with 3D acceleration
The other day, I read this interesting article on Anandtech about the GPU stuttering issues that were recently discovered with AMD cards. I wanted to do a quick write-up about that, since it relates to what I am doing. As … Continue reading
Just keeping it real, part 10.1
Last time, I covered the basics of doing multiply and divide with 8-bit numbers. So far, these routines only worked for unsigned numbers. This time I will show how to add support for signed numbers, some ways to extend these … Continue reading
Just keeping it real, part 10
Let’s explore the Commodore 64 some more. The topic today is: mathematics. And again, we are going to keep it real, VERY real. I have to admit, originally the ‘keeping it real’ was mainly a play of words on the … Continue reading
Just keeping it real, part 8
As I already said in the first part of this series, one of my first computers was the Commodore 64, and I would love to know more about programming it at a low level. I think I will follow roughly the … Continue reading
Assemblers are not compilers!
For some reason, people (read: newbies) often talk about ‘compiling assembly code’, or using an ‘assembly compiler’. This is WRONG, people! And I will try to explain why, by offering a historical perspective, as usual. Namely, if we go back … Continue reading
What is a platform anyway?
After the previous blog, I figured I wanted to add something on people’s interpretations of OSes, platforms and API’s. Starting with OpenGL, I have already blogged about the PS3 in the past, where people think it uses OpenGL. At best … Continue reading
