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An unmanaged switch is a simple, zero-configuration network device that connects multiple Ethernet devices together. This is by far the most common type of switch because they’re cheaper to make and satisfy most needs in the home and small office. There are no settings to configure, and the device generally avoids inspecting the traffic it switches. Unmanaged switches are commodity products that are all pretty much same, varying only in the number of ports and speeds provided. These are made in large volumes.

Managed switches add a central processor (CPU) for device administration. This design enables configuration settings which is usually an important precursor to have features such as VLANs, QoS, IGMP snooping, and port security. Businesses need managed switches to implement security policies. In addition to the added hardware, businesses have deep pockets, and managed switches are no longer simple commodities because comparing the advanced feature set and software is no longer trivial. Professional managed switches can cost thousands.

Only recently have we seen pro-sumer switches occupy the space in between these two options by offering some managed features (VLANs) while reserving necessary enterprise features (port security, DHCP snooping, reporting) to segment the market. I bought one for $25 the other day which is almost the same as an unmanaged switch. I would no longer recommend buying an unmanaged switch to anyone with even a passing interest in home networking.

An intern at work once asked me what a CD was and I had to explain that it was a vinyl for computers.

WOO.

I want a wallpaper.

It’s an excellent case in point for why they don’t care at all about laws. They just want to hurt people.

I hardly have a doctor (Who can afford that?) but I use the insurance website to search for nearby providers because coverage is most important to me. Then, I look at reviews of their offices on Google Maps before calling to see if they’re taking new patience for final selection.

You’re kind! I enjoy reviewing and talking about code. Anytime.

Sr. Software Engineer here!

• Great job initializing your variables. That’s a surprisingly common source of bugs, and with today’s optimizing compilers it’s basically free to define the starting value at the beginning of your function. Don’t worry if you reassign the value later. The compiler will notice and won’t waste any time doing extra setup unless it actually matters.
• Consider providing an error message for invalid inputs. Humans can be boneheaded and not realize they gave an invalid input.
• Your code isn’t commented. I recommend considering adding a few to build good habits early if you think you could comment something helpful for the reader. Code is read far more often than it is written ideally.
• You perform your math operations twice: once in the printf and again later when you assign memory. Consider doing the computation just once to avoid repeating yourself to the computer. This habit tends to produce more efficient programs. Just update memory first and then reference it directly in your call to printf. This also protects against bugs where the value displayed wasn’t really the value written to memory.
• Consider checking for division by zero and provide an error message for the unreasonable request.
• Maybe return a non-zero status if an error occurs.

Nice work!

Joke’s on you that goofy-ass shit has been dead for decades.

I write this affectionately.

Well, they won’t be accessing my personal folders and files because I just won’t use Windows. Thanks but no thanks. That’s really creepy.

When you’re that rich, $2000 and $0 are basically the same. It’s a pittance for what they see as an underclass of poors.

The meme is so nerdy I love it.

Enough to last a lifetime.

Please don’t fold like a cheap suit, despite your historical performance.

Considering how the open source community is being inundated with low-quality bug reports filed using AI, I don’t have much faith in the tech reviewing code, let alone writing it correctly.

Could it be a useful aid? Sure, but 70% of your reviewing is a pie-in-the-sky pipe dream. AI just isn’t ready for this level of responsibility in any organization.

Wow! Getting abused through vendor lock in does not make me want to buy a new PlayStation if this is true.

Unfortunately there is significant overlap between plain-text-password-servers and servers that can’t be bothered to use antivirus. Also, the string may not work if it’s not at the start of the file. AV often doesn’t process the whole file for efficiency purposes.

Oh that was a nightmare. And you didn’t even know if the new ones you were getting were actually better.

I’m old enough to remember the hard drive shortages.