java was my 5th language, having just missed it as the AP CS language in highschool by a year. oddly i could not get behind such a massive standard library having come from BASIC, Pascal C++, ASM, VHDL. now after 30 years of programing i write Java web services for a living. feels strange.

this should be the default stance when using any built in encryption. always separate the mode of encryption from the mode of transmission.

nah they just need to survive the storm for a yeas and a half and start funding dems house races. far cheaper than allowing you to repair your device.

they sent us a big box of CDs to the CS department an uni. ran it as a daily driver for a semester.

you just need to keep a shit list of brands that are now dead to you.