In message <000201c34c6c$15c4e4f0$0b00a8c0@PAARD>
          Wouter van Ooijen <wouter@VOTI.NL> wrote:

> For instance, on
> checking the result of malloc() (for NULL == out of memory) he wrote
> that this is a good idea in principle, but not always possible in
> practice.
If thou shalt fail to check the return of malloc(), thou must expect many
fire-breathing dragons to appear to devour thine code.
In short: If you're stupid enough to ignore the return value of malloc(),
expect Bad Things to happen. That's why I use PICs and assembler.

Later.
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He's DEAD, Jim. You get the Tricorder, I'll get his wallet!

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