macniel

sure thing buddy, and never feel discouraged to ask “stupid questions”, it’s how we learn after all :)

but rather a raw binary sequence, e.g., the first 24 bits of an IP address, therefore allocating 3 bytes of memory for storing the NID.

That would require dynamic memory allocation, since you can never know what CIDR your stack encounters. It could be a nibble, a byte, a byte and a nibble, …, 4 bytes. So you would allocate a int32/int64 anyway to be on the safe side.

But why do we need the bitwise AND for that, specifically? I understand the idea, but would it not be easier to only parse the IP address string of bits only for the first n bits and then disregard the remainder (the host identifier)?

Essentially it boils down to:

bit operations are stupid fast and efficient, String operations are super slow. Also what you describe is literally a bit operation :)

Depends, do you trust Apple with your privacy? And how about Amazon, do you trust them?

I work in the public health sector.

And I am trans. Need more reasons?

Isn’t it less strain on the Filesystem? keeping a sanitised filename next to the actual filename surely has some drawbacks.

This is quite the disturbing news

someone better pee on him.

Tuba? But Tuba is a mastodon client, why does it need an audio visualiser?

Okay, so you want a laptop or a desktop?

I mean you can program on a potato, so what would be your programming need? Something specific you want to get into?

Yes Hardware Firewalls exist, but those are primarily infrastructure and not part of a computer.

If all you want to do is program on that rig, then maybe consider an integrated GPU solution so you don’t have to invest in a overpriced Graphics card.

When you care about security and privacy you probably want to run a Linux distribution/BSD instead of Windows? Or do you want Apple (as then this discussion would be superfluous anyway)

Well I would piss on a sparkplug if it do any good.

Poor little vasals on poor little anthills.

Just remember, and make sure to let your players know: you aren’t out to kill them, your monsters do.

Whelp, should have had a better firewall there bucko.

How is its resource footprint?

Unless you’ve installed a linux filesystem driver, your Windows can’t do shit with that apparently unformatted partition.

but I’m le tired.

Not mirrors but characters are the mirror to our soul :D