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   by xtrapolate 9y ago

   Meltdown and Spectre have opened up new hacking threats, sparked class actions, and enraged longtime partners. At this point in time, it is known that Intel isn't the only vendor producing hardware susceptible to Meltdown and S
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   by xtrapolate 9y ago

   Are you suggesting that the change is too slow/not drastic enough? Or perhaps that a change isn't taking place at-all in the first place, that it's all just hot air?
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   by xtrapolate 9y ago

   Precise control over memory layout and allocation which can translate into massive performance gains of several orders of magnitude. "Can translate" is not "translates to". Performance gains can be achieved when
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   by xtrapolate 9y ago

   It feels like solving traffic mortality by pasting a "drive carefully"-sticker inside the windshield Wouldn't a better analogy here be to "solve traffic mortality" by considerably reducing your exposure to d
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   by xtrapolate 9y ago

   Appreciate your insights. I don't really have an answer to your question. I respect the popularity factor, I just can't help but think that we've had (and still currently have) competing technologies which are far more mature
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   by xtrapolate 9y ago

   Having some random thoughts about the comments here, some of which talk about having a "browser" drive large parts of what we consider today an "operating system". I agree that certain aspects of what most modern operati