Re: In their rare lucid moments, relativists admit that black holes do not exist

"Randy Poe" <poespam-trap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1169827122.180495.217730@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


On Jan 25, 11:48 am, "Dumbledore_" <Headmas...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
"Randy Poe" <poespam-t...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1169740989.116163.233460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


On Jan 25, 10:32 am, "Dumbledore_" <Headmas...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Hi Androcles.

I see you've nym-shifted again. But you're not trying to hide
your identity. So what is the point exactly?

I'm testing my own software. I have a hook into Outlook Express
that is connected to a dynamic filter I'm writing. Instead of killfiling
names it is designed to auto-reply to posts from arrogant ignorant bigots,
but it isn't perfected yet, I don't want to call the wrong person a fuckwit
so I test it on myself.

<Jaw agape>

An intelligent and interesting answer, free of nastiness. I'm stunned.

Not that you'd notice, but I do try to keep replies to you polite
when you are being civilized.

I understand and I thank you for that. Keep in mind that my daughter
passed away last July after a long illness and I have not been myself
for some time. Nor have I recovered. Whilst it is in my character to
snarl, I accept that I have been excessive at times.



A kind of "ELIZA" if you like. ELIZA was an early attempt at the Turing test.
If you don't know who ELIZA is you can meet her here.
http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza-cgi-bin/eliza_script

My first exposure to computers was via an interactive language called
APL, which was running on IBM/360s (which were mostly used for
batch processing of punch-card jobs). Eliza was one of the
demo programs there. Punch-card FORTRAN was my *second*
programming language. APL programming was done on
specialized IBM typewriter-type terminals with a special type ball
for the language.

APL - A Programming Language.
PL1 - Programming Language One.
PLM86 - Programming Language Micros, 86, Intel's 8086,
forerunner of 80186, 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentium....
DOS - Disc Operating System.
Windows... groan.
Not very original or creative names, are they?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_programming_language
http://www.sigapl.org/

Question answered.

Indeed it was.

[sneering trash deleted]

Fair enough.

You're not the first to write auto-responders in Usenet, but I never
thought
much about the process. How exactly is such a thing implemented?

I used a debugger on msimn.exe (Outlook Express) to find
an entry point, and I'm writing a dll (dynamic link library) routine.
I may never finish it, but it amuses me for now. Basically all one
does is add code to the original. A debugger sets a breakpoint
by first making a copy of the code that is there and then modifying
it to jump to its own routine. When you allow it to continue it
replaces the original code, sets the next breakpoint and executes
the original code up to the next breakpoint.
So if the code is
A
B
C
then make a copy of instruction B, replace it with D to give
A
D (Jump or Call to new routine E)
C

(E is whatever you want)
Replace D with B
Jump or Return to B and continue execution.


You mentioned "active filters". I take it that your newsreader allows
running of a program of some sort when triggered by certain
filters? In what language?

Since one is working with the computer's native code
one can compile from any language to build the E routine.
A virus is written in much the same way, except the E
routine is malicious.
All languages have to be compiled to the native code to be
executed, although some (such as early BASIC) were
interpreted.

A "killfile" is an active filter, the message still arrives and
is compared to the criteria in the killfile. If a match is found
then the file is dropped. All I'm doing is replying to the
message with boilerplate. I still keep a regular killfile
for those that reply to George Hammond since I have no
desire to read or reply to such minor pests.
The danger is that someone like Gisse (who is still young)
may eventually mature and have something worthwhile to
offer rather than sneering at those with experience. One
has to cut the kittens a break, they are still learning.
http://www.androcles01.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/SR.GIF
I snarl but I'm not malicious.




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