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Guide to Erroneous Executions in Ada 95 ( how [ not ] to shoot yourself in the foot )

We present a detailed analysis of the possible ways in which the execution of an Ada 95 program might become “totally unpredictable”. In particular, we discuss those language aspects which allow a program execution to become erroneous or which have an undefined semantics. The Ada 95 language definition is assessed with respect to its completeness and clarity in presenting these aspects. The evo...

How to Protect Yourself without Perfect Shredding

Erasing old data and keys is an important capability of honest parties in cryptographic protocols. It is useful in many settings, including proactive security in the presence of a mobile adversary, adaptive security in the presence of an adaptive adversary, forward security, and intrusion resilience. Some of these settings, such as achieving proactive security, is provably impossible without so...

How to motivate yourself and others? Intended and unintended consequences

To achieve goals, individuals and organizations must understand how to effectively motivate themselves and others. We review three broad strategies that people employ to increase motivation: giving feedback, setting goal targets, and applying incentives. Although each of these strategies can effectively motivate action under certain circumstances and among certain people, they can also result i...

How to change the world without ruining it or yourself.