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The Intel Management Engine was introduced 2008 (2013 for AMD). XP was introduced in 2001 and was succeeded by Vista in 2007. The dates for the ME and Vista int
by Sunspark 3y ago
The Intel Management Engine was introduced 2008 (2013 for AMD). XP was introduced in 2001 and was succeeded by Vista in 2007. The dates for the ME and Vista introduction seem close enough that if there was some sort of secret plan, that concurrent development would have been happening.
That said, I have read many times that Putin does not use any computer or the Internet.
(For those unfamiliar with it, the ME is an inaccessible second CPU running Minix and is network-aware.)
- wkat4242 3y ago> That said, I have read many times that Putin does not use any computer or the Internet. I wouldn't be surprised no. He's got flunkies to do everything for him. And he does seem pretty out of touch with reality, which might be because they tell him only what he wants to hear. For example consider the war on Ukraine, it seems he really expected to overrun them in a day or two.
- netsharc 3y agoLegend has it that he was giving money to his intelligence service to bribe the Ukrainian army generals to surrender at first sight of the invasion. They noticed "You're giving me money that you don't need a receipt in return, in preparation for something that's never going to happen? Let me call you back, I need to call the Bentley dealership.". And when asked they just reported "Yeah, the Ukrainian army will surrender, no problem!"...