I'm somewhat confused about memory segments and such. As far as I understand a segment is a mechanism for storing multiple 16 bit addresses in 1 32 bit byte. Thats as far as my understanding goes ...

Based on [Ben Jojo’s] title — x86 Assembly Doesn’t have to be Scary — we assume that normal programmers fear assembly. Most hackers don’t mind it, but we also don’t often have an excuse to program ...

If there’s one constant with software developers, it is that sometimes they get bored. At these times, they tend to think dangerous thoughts, usually starting with ‘What if…’. Next you know, they have ...