@HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 days agoSaying "over" on the radio is like the null byte at the end of a string.message-square19arrow-up1201
arrow-up1201message-squareSaying "over" on the radio is like the null byte at the end of a string.@HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 days agomessage-square19
minus-square@A_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilink5•2 days agoReminds me of some TV show where a rookie cop tended to forget that and the cop on the other end just stubbornly waited for an answer, every time. Of course you can always just stop listening after n bytes, no need for a null byte then.
minus-square@AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•2 days agoYou always add a timeout. It’s a basic safety.
Reminds me of some TV show where a rookie cop tended to forget that and the cop on the other end just stubbornly waited for an answer, every time.
Of course you can always just stop listening after n bytes, no need for a null byte then.
You always add a timeout. It’s a basic safety.