Valmar

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   Bcachefs needs more guinea pigs(reddit.com)

   12 points by Valmar 9y ago|1 comments
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   by Valmar 9y ago

   Seems far worse, overall, than global warming. Sure, we might be toast in a century, but this problem of industrial pollutants is far, far more urgent, because it is far more immediate in effect. In comparison to said pollutants, carbon dio
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   by Valmar 9y ago

   The scorpion trick sounds like pure fun for those up for a challenge! :D
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   by Valmar 9y ago

   Also, these: http://www.directedenergyweapons.net/p/patents.html
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   by Valmar 9y ago

   There's this, for a start: https://www.google.com/patents/US4349898 If there are patents, one can be sure that these things exist. And logically, the CIA and US military would love sonic weapons. They can target p
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   by Valmar 9y ago

   Arch has 6.0 in testing at the moment. :)
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   by Valmar 9y ago

   Zen is not anywhere quite as vulnerable to Spectre v2 as Intel's CPUs are, due to architectural differences, according to AMD, so that's something.
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   by Valmar 9y ago

   Spectre v2 affects AMD less drastically than it does with Intel, because of the architectural differences between Zen and Intel's processors.
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   by Valmar 9y ago

   Exactly. He's very intelligent about how he manages the kernel, which is precisely why it is preferred by a majority of businesses throughout the world, and is the absolute #1 in the supercomputer world, for the top 500: https:/&
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    He generally is. His rants are almost always spot-on and pure gold. :)
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    > In a related development, there are proposed patches to the Linux kernel (not yet merged) to blacklist the broken microcode updates Linus probably won't pull it until it's truly known to be stable, because of his attitude tow
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    kexec?
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    Here, on Arch, Firefox updates don't cause me any grief. Only time I've ever need to reboot is after a kernel or DKMS module update. For systemd updates, I can just reload it. For the likes of core components like bash, and major
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    Intel has had literally months upon months to test and stabilize their microcode and kernel-side patches for Meltdown/Spectre... but it seems like Intel just doesn't give half a shit, if they're having major issues now. Intel
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    He is a "normal" human being, lol. What a ridiculous comment.
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    Good to know. :)
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    Management can seriously make or break a company in various ways. It sucks... :/
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    Crazy black magic which is insane and completely unnecessary, according to Linus. Seems like Intel just wants to half-arse a solution.
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    Retpoline and PTI patches are fine. IBRS and IBPB patches are what will be delayed and maybe never merged. Linus reckons that the Retpoline code will be quite sufficient.
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    Said current patches haven't been merged. Just posted to the mailing list for review. Retpolines for Spectre, and PTI for Meltdown, are still in the kernel. Linus doesn't have too much disagreement with them. It's the IBRS &#
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    Linus Torvalds: “Somebody is pushing complete garbage for unclear reasons.”(lkml.iu.edu)

    1854 points by Valmar 9y ago|657 comments
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    The numbers are almost pure marketing, these days. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_nanometer#7_nm_process_nodes > The naming of process nodes by different major manufacturers (TSMC, Intel, Samsung, GlobalFoundr
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    Behind a login-wall, but an interesting critique of the mirror test nevertheless: https://www.academia.edu/2525451/A_Critical_Analysis_of_the_...
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    I look at the common elements that living beings have, compared to plain matter. Animals have consciousness and can feel pain. Animal and plant bodies are both comprised of many differentiated cells. Both have DNA. Bacteria are singular cel
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    Don't try to equate living beings with non-living things. Doesn't work. My argument is that all living things can feel pain, regardless of how it manifests for them.
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    Problem with the US is the fast food industry. Eliminate that, educate people properly, and you need far less meat to sate the ridiculous demand.
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    Living beings are not mere machines, so the comparison makes little sense. All living beings have some form of consciousness, and so, are able to feel some form of discomfort, of which pain is the most extreme.
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    > Rapid withdrawal of a limb from a hot object happens before we feel pain. I always feel pain in that instant. I feel the pain before I can even consciously react to it, because of the shock from it. Unless of course the nerves are shoc
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    On what basis do we have to deny them being able to feel pain without having truly proven it or not?
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    by Valmar 9y ago

    Then we just need to feed the animals their natural diets instead of the abnormal, unnatural diet of grains and soyabeans that most factory-farmed animals are currently fattened on. Solution doesn't seem that difficult to me.