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> "riddled with security holes" There it is again! That specific phrasing. Curious. [1] > "flash on Linux" Yes, Flash on Linux sucked. We're talking about

> "riddled with security holes" There it is again! That specific phrasing. Curious. [1] > "flash on Linux" Yes, Flash on Linux sucked. We're talking about macOS, and it did not suck on macOS. > Maybe you have a bias since you worked with flash. Oh, absolutely. I chose to work with Flash because it was great! But that's not really germane. I would not have wanted to work with Flash if it sucked on Apple, since that was the platform I used at the time. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30585649 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30585649

dijit 5y ago
Riddled is pretty common verbiage for native English speakers when something is heavily afflicted with something which is probably why you’re seeing it everywhere. “Riddled with holes” is the original phrase, usually when referring to worn out clothing or something which has been damaged with many punctures. It’s not a conspiracy or a retcon. I think I have tweets from this period where I was extolling my frustration with YouTube specifically for requiring flash. To be fair I didn’t use Apple computers in that era so you could be right; but I did use Windows and Linux and Linux was by far the least favoured by adobe, but it still wasn’t pleasant on Windows. I bought my first MacBook in 2011 and flash was already dead by then.
- rendall 5y ago
  I disagree that it's a common phrase. It's used primarily when talking about cancer or infestations. It is almost never used in any engineering context. Except when people speak about Flash. You don't find that odd at all?
  - thfuran 5y ago
    That you don't use the word doesn't mean no one does. There's no grand conspiracy here.
    - rendall 5y ago
      It's not about my using that phrase. It's about how often it's used and in what context. It's inevitable when talking about Flash, but not, say, Windows, or other contexts with security vulnerabilities. Always "Flash" specifically "riddled".
      - dijit 5y ago
        I have used “riddled with problems” and “riddled with security holes” to talk about other software than flash. I just googled the phrase: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512175/Investigators-find-Beijing-2022-app-riddled-with-security-flaws https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512175/Investigators-... https://blog.avast.com/aws-freertos-riddled-with-security-vulnerabilities-avast https://blog.avast.com/aws-freertos-riddled-with-security-vu... https://www.zdnet.com/article/hola-vpn-still-riddled-with-security-flaws-researchers-claim/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/hola-vpn-still-riddled-with-se... https://securityinfive.com/episode-659-tiktok-riddled-with-security-problems/ https://securityinfive.com/episode-659-tiktok-riddled-with-s... https://www.computerworld.com/article/2490527/many-antivirus-products-are-riddled-with-security-flaws.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/2490527/many-antivirus... It’s a common phrase, not a conspiracy.
  - drawfloat 5y ago
    It's incredibly common.
  - Handytinge 5y ago
    I find your interpretation odd. I use the term "riddled with bugs" in software engineering regularly. It might not be common vernacular in your neck of the woods, but it is where I'm from.
  - pyuser583 5y ago
    I’ve refused the phrase “riddled with security bugs” to describe XML parsers.

dijit 5y ago

Riddled is pretty common verbiage for native English speakers when something is heavily afflicted with something which is probably why you’re seeing it everywhere. “Riddled with holes” is the original phrase, usually when referring to worn out clothing or something which has been damaged with many punctures. It’s not a conspiracy or a retcon. I think I have tweets from this period where I was extolling my frustration with YouTube specifically for requiring flash. To be fair I didn’t use Apple computers in that era so you could be right; but I did use Windows and Linux and Linux was by far the least favoured by adobe, but it still wasn’t pleasant on Windows. I bought my first MacBook in 2011 and flash was already dead by then.

rendall 5y ago
I disagree that it's a common phrase. It's used primarily when talking about cancer or infestations. It is almost never used in any engineering context. Except when people speak about Flash. You don't find that odd at all?
- thfuran 5y ago
  That you don't use the word doesn't mean no one does. There's no grand conspiracy here.
  - rendall 5y ago
    It's not about my using that phrase. It's about how often it's used and in what context. It's inevitable when talking about Flash, but not, say, Windows, or other contexts with security vulnerabilities. Always "Flash" specifically "riddled".
    - dijit 5y ago
      I have used “riddled with problems” and “riddled with security holes” to talk about other software than flash. I just googled the phrase: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512175/Investigators-find-Beijing-2022-app-riddled-with-security-flaws https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512175/Investigators-... https://blog.avast.com/aws-freertos-riddled-with-security-vulnerabilities-avast https://blog.avast.com/aws-freertos-riddled-with-security-vu... https://www.zdnet.com/article/hola-vpn-still-riddled-with-security-flaws-researchers-claim/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/hola-vpn-still-riddled-with-se... https://securityinfive.com/episode-659-tiktok-riddled-with-security-problems/ https://securityinfive.com/episode-659-tiktok-riddled-with-s... https://www.computerworld.com/article/2490527/many-antivirus-products-are-riddled-with-security-flaws.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/2490527/many-antivirus... It’s a common phrase, not a conspiracy.
- drawfloat 5y ago
  It's incredibly common.
- Handytinge 5y ago
  I find your interpretation odd. I use the term "riddled with bugs" in software engineering regularly. It might not be common vernacular in your neck of the woods, but it is where I'm from.
- pyuser583 5y ago
  I’ve refused the phrase “riddled with security bugs” to describe XML parsers.