Generating a Cross-Platform Unique Machine Fingerprint
Sometimes you need a program to know if it is running on the same machine. There are a lot of purposes for this, but a common one is if you are writing a licensing module. You want to generate a…
Fast Approximate Distance Functions
The formula for the euclidean distance between two points, in three dimensions is: d = (X2 + Y2 + Z2)1/2 In two dimensions its: d = (X2 + Y2)1/2 Computing this function requires a square root, which even on modern…
