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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • Computer code is very complicated, so when humans write code we write in a way we can understand. We name functions and variables with names that make sense, and we put comments in the code so we can understand how it works.

    Compliers don’t care about any of those things. Variable names are turned into numbers, and comments are ignored.

    You can convert machine code back to source code, it will be missing all those human readable labels and explanations. You can recreate them, but its a major process. Reverse engineering is done sometimes, but there’s a reason is not common.

    There’s also the issue of licensing. An important part of free and/or open source software is that you have permission to modify the source code. You probably don’t have a license to use the code if its closed source. There are ways to do this legally but it adds extra hurdles and inconvenience to an already major process.






  • The court’s ruling prevents the president from being personally charged criminally for official acts during the presidency. The ruling doesn’t give the executive branch unlimited powers. The ruling doesn’t put the executive branch above the authority of the courts. The ruling doesn’t force federal employees to blindly follow any order given by the president. Courts and congress can stop the executive branch. The checks and balances still exist.

    The president can’t be charged for any crimes they commit when on duty, just like cops and CEOs. They charge the organization with the crime to shield the individual who actually did the crime. This is american justice. Turns out many people are above the law.

    The threat of eventual prosecution is not the only thing preventing widespread political assassinations.