Agreed - not only do I find "DEAD BEEF" as a rather gross concept, but there are technical flaws, as you point out. I personally prefer the simple, form-matche

Agreed - not only do I find "DEAD BEEF" as a rather gross concept, but there are technical flaws, as you point out. I personally prefer the simple, form-matches-function 0x0000DEAD. Yup, that pointer's dead baby!