I recently had to reinstall Windows XP as I let a stupid software (Advanced Registry Doctor and XP Smoker) do some unattended registry modifications. ARD fucked up my XP registry and removed some very vital keys for important services and XPS did something wierd as a result of which my whole system became slow and clumsy. And being the very nerd I am, I had turned off restore services as well as denied those softwares to create either restoration points or take registry backups. Anyways, I suggest you guys not to use those softwares and do all the modifications manually if you want to do some optimizations or anything. And if you are lazy, forget it, let everything run as it should and it won’t be a problem. Don’t mess around with softwares from other unknown developers.

Write the code like this and most probably you will be the only expert to maintain it, which will guarantee your job and provide you with the much needed job security!

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main(t,_,a)
char *a;
{return!0<t?t<3?main(-79,-13,a+main(-87,1-_,main(-86, 0, a+1 )+a)):1,t<_?main(t+1, _, a ):3,main ( -94, -27+t, a)&&t == 2 ?_<13 ?main ( 2, _+1, "%s %d %d\n" ):9:16:t<0?t<-72?main(_,t,"@n’+,#’/*{}w+/w#cdnr/+,{}r/*de}+,/*{*+,/w{%+,/w#q#n+,/#{l,+,/n{n+\,/+#n+,/#;#q#n+,/+k#;*+,/’r :’d*’3,}{w+K w’K:’+}e#’;dq#’l q#’+d’K#!/\
+k#;q#’r}eKK#}w’r}eKK{nl]’/#;#q#n’){)#}w’){){nl]’/+#n’;d}rw’ i;# ){n\
l]!/n{n#’; r{#w’r nc{nl]’/#{l,+’K {rw’ iK{;[{nl]’/w#q#\
n’wk nw’ iwk{KK{nl]!/w{%’l##w#’ i; :{nl]’/*{q#’ld;r’}{nlwb!/*de}’c \
;;{nl’-{}rw]’/+,}##’*}#nc,’,#nw]’/+kd’+e}+;\
#’rdq#w! nr’/ ‘) }+}{rl#’{n’ ‘)# }’+}##(!!/")
:t<-50?_==*a ?putchar(a[31]):main(-65,_,a+1):main((*a == ‘/’)+t,_,a\
+1 ):0<t?main ( 2, 2 , "%s"):*a==’/'||main(0,main(-61,*a, "!ek;dc \
i@bK’(q)-[w]*%n+r3#l,{}:\nuwloca-O;m .vpbks,fxntdCeghiry"),a+1);}

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The Conscience of a Hacker (also known as The Hacker Manifesto) is a small essay written January 8, 1986 by a hacker who went by the handle (or pseudonym) of The Mentor (born Loyd Blankenship). It was written after the author’s arrest, and first published in the underground hacker ezine Phrack in Volume One, Issue 7, Phile 3 of 10. Today it can be found on countless websites.

It is considered a cornerstone of hacker culture, and it gives some insight into the psychology of early hackers. It is said to have shaped the hacker community’s view of itself and its motivations. The Manifesto states that hackers choose to hack because it is a way for them to learn, and because they are often frustrated and bored in school. It also expresses the satori of a hacker realizing his potential in the realm of computers.

RTFM stands for “Read The Fucking Manual”. This is the story for you…

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One day a Novice came to the Master.
“Master,” he said, “How is it that I may become a Writer of Programs?”.
The Master looked solemnly at the Novice.
“Have you in your possession a Compiler of Source Code?” the Master asked.
“No,” replied the Novice. The Master sent the Novice on a quest to the Store of Software.

Dear All, A very Happy New Year 2008 to all of you out there.

A new year good news is that my new website named funcomputing is up and running. It has loads of features such as regular updates, downloads, forums, etc. If one is interested, one can also become a member of the mailing lists to receive regular email updates from me and other people who would like to share their knowledge and experiences.

As mentioned on my other blog site, I was on vacation (parental leave) and had nothing much to do with some exceptional free time on my hand. I was just going through the normal computing stuff. I remembered some of the things that I used to do during my study days and I thought I should just try it again and see if my brain has rusted or if I can still code … Well, I certainly have my concerns after working as a product manager now for almost a year and a half. But thank god, I can still code. And well, I downloaded a keygenme and downloaded the tools I needed and sat to work and create some fun and excitement. I had nothing more to write so thought why not write something about this keygenme and teach many of my readers basics of assembly, reverse engineering, tools, etc. But I must admit that all the sites that I used to browse during my college days are long pulled down now (barring a couple of them) so you guys will have to search really hard to get the tools required. But once you get a link to one site, you will get links to all other sites and tools.

Long time no see!!! Well, my last blog entry was somewhere around 15th August, 2007. Yes, and a lot of changes happened in my personal as well as professional life during the time period. To start with, I quit my old job with the Indian company in Hyderabad, and have joined a Swedish Telecom company in Sweden. Reasons were many apart from being able to provide more output as well as do some more meaningful and challenging job. I will elaborate on my reasons to leave the company in some of my future posts.

One day, a poor boy named Howard Kelly was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.

Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water! She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it so slowly, and then asked, How much do I owe you?" You don’t owe me anything," she replied. “Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said … “Then I thank you from my heart.”