Inspired by The Codeless Code: A novice monk had just started learning assembly programming when he was troubled by doubt. He approached his master and asked: “Master, how do I know which is code and which is data?” The master who was meditating, opened his eyes, smiled, and said: “Each is the other, yet neither…
Category: Assembly
Bytecode optimization in Java
I learnt something new about bytecode optimization today. In languages like C and C++, if you’re really concerned about efficiency, you can drop into assembly mode and write specific assembly code instead of relying on the compiler to convert your C/C++ code into assembly (compilers can optimize, but not as well as humans in all…
Rooting the G2
As some of you may already be aware, it appears that the G2 has some sort of “magic restore” (it’s not a rootkit) function that causes all changes to /system to be reverted. This means that you cannot remove any bundled bloatware. Even more troubling, it looks like the phone will perform the restore while…
Dr. Pheanis’ Last Class
Today was Dr. Pheanis’ last day as a professor. We were his very last class. He said he would remember us the most because we were his last class. I think it is very fitting that the CSE 521 class would be his last. We are essentially (in his view – I am not just…
Comments, Radix Sort, Adam and Eve
Ah finally! Someone made use of the Comments! I feel so special! Thanks Ed! Yeah and life sucks. Radix Sort is an amazing algorithm. Too bad my teammate and I failed our first demo because we made the absolutely dumb mistake of not distinguishing between a BYTE and a LONGWORD. Yeah big difference. Anyway, I…
I don’t want to leave!
I don’t want to leave… It’s back to CSE 421… I can’t believe Thanksgiving is over… I JUST GOT HERE!!! Crap…
Lab 9 Done
Lab 9 is DONE! Woohoo!
Working Code
Yes! My code works! Woohoo!
Intel, Lab 9
Just got a call from Intel today. Found out that I’ve been selected for an interview there. I’ll be doing the interview… and if I get both (!) then I’ll have to decide which one I want. It feels good to know that I’ve been selected… Lab 9 is pretty interesting! It’s gonna be hella…
Lab looks like it works
My lab looks like it works. I think this has been completely unfair. I’ve been working on it for a week… and it’s as if I just started… Sometimes you get it, sometimes you don’t…