Day: August 8, 2012

Cool C programming trick, run /bin/sh with the C execve() function.

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This programming trick is pretty cool, you can run the /bin/sh shell with a C program. The execve() function is useful for running a command within a C program and passing arguments to it, but I have replaced the arguments with NULL instead, that is what you put when you do not need arguments. #include … Read more

First colour photograph sent home to Earth by the Curiosity rover.

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This is the first colour photograph taken by the Curiosity rover sent by NASA. This photograph is taken with a new high-resolution camera called the Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) at the end of the rover’s robotic arm. This imaging device can resolve super-small details when the camera is up close to an interesting object.