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  1. AMD most likely suffers from similar issues. Not identical, but related.

    The more different the architecture is from the x86 strain the better since it would cause more trouble for those trying to utilize flaws to keep up with all the different architectures.

  2. Re:Intel is not managed well, in my opinion. on Intel Publishes Microcode Security Patches With No Benchmarks Or Profiling Allowed (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Now we just have to find a scapegoat for rowhammer as well.

  3. Re:You'll never get a first post on Intel Publishes Microcode Security Patches With No Benchmarks Or Profiling Allowed (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Those that have security concerns are willing to take performance penalties, those that want performance usually don't worry too much about the security issues since the performance hunters are probably just running a single application anyway.

    What might be interesting is to be able to boot the computer in different modes - performance or security mode. The Turbo button revival!

  4. The electoral college is designed to keep the masses of morons from voting in some ass clown.

    Obviously it didn't work.

  5. %s/eliminated/eliminate/g if you are a Vimmer.

    In any case - the electoral college votes should be proportional to the votes cast in a state, never "winner takes all".

  6. Re:Nvidia sleeps well at night. on Nvidia Unveils Powerful New RTX 2070 and 2080 Graphics Cards (polygon.com) · · Score: 1

    Most of the curved screens have a pretty low vertical number of pixels rendering them pretty useless for anything but gaming through a letterbox opening.

    And I'm actually a bit disappointed with the new cards, the performance figures don't seem to be a radical improvement over the GTX1080Ti.

    Real time ray tracing might be nice for anyone making a movie though.

  7. Re:Maybe once it's out in the middle of a forest on Should the US Air Force Bomb Forest Fires? (popularmechanics.com) · · Score: 1

    Another factor is that forests today lacks diversity - they are homogeneous and contains basically only one species of trees so if one of them is prone to catch fire soon all the others have ignited too.

    There are ways to restrict spreading, but it requires some effort and planning. If you live in an area like that - consider the surroundings of your dwelling and use plants close to it that are hard to ignite. Make sure that outer walls expose little ignitable material and the same with the roof (plastic sidings and tar paper roofs are really something that are like throwing fuel on the fire). Cutting the grass short is also one way - if it's short enough it may burn out before it's reaching the house. Keep few trees close to the house - and avoid needle-leaf trees completely in the garden unless it's far from the house.

  8. Re:DRM is all about money and not about privacy. on Will JPEG's Next 'Privacy and Security' Features Include DRM? (davidgerard.co.uk) · · Score: 1, Informative

    You have obviously missed all the updated agreements that now have appeared with writing circumventing GDPR.

  9. DRM is all about money and not about privacy. on Will JPEG's Next 'Privacy and Security' Features Include DRM? (davidgerard.co.uk) · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    DRM is all about money and not about privacy.

    Anyone noticed how we over time have been forced to give up more and more of our privacy? With GDPR we now have agreements where we have to give up even more privacy in order to retain our services.

  10. Re:The usual question when we get a new gimmick on Mozilla Debuts Firefox Extension that Recommends Content Based on Your Browsing Activity (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Probably a good idea - it would be a lot more interesting to get random selections from the web instead.

  11. Re: Yes, about power connectors on EU Regulators To Study Need For Action on Common Mobile Phone Charger (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    2x Intel Xeon Platinum 8173M with a TDP of 165W on a Tyan Tempest HX S7105 and 6x PNY Quadro GV100 32GB using 250W each would probably require you to use a 3-phase 400V feed to get reliability.

  12. Re: Yes, about power connectors on EU Regulators To Study Need For Action on Common Mobile Phone Charger (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    And when you look at HP and Dell the connector is identical but the laptops won't charge if you use the wrong brand. However you can power up a HP laptop on a Dell adapter. At least some models.

    Then we also have the issue of the higher current that is pushed all the time due to higher capacity batteries. Maybe the 5V on the USB isn't enough soon and we'll see higher voltages. 12V next?

  13. Re:Do they mean the cable? on EU Regulators To Study Need For Action on Common Mobile Phone Charger (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    Add to it that wireless charging also is relatively inefficient and in the era of power saving demands where we chase after high efficiency and minimal magnetic fields it seems to be a pretty nasty idea.

  14. Re: I'd want to know how to disable the behavior on Security Researchers Express Concerns Over Mozilla's New DNS Resolution For Firefox (ungleich.ch) · · Score: 2

    It depends on how it's implemented, and what the selected DNS provider do. But it seems like putting all eggs in one basket and someyhing that may slow down the internet experience as well.

  15. Re: I'd want to know how to disable the behavior on Security Researchers Express Concerns Over Mozilla's New DNS Resolution For Firefox (ungleich.ch) · · Score: 1

    Will this enable or disable the behavior?

  16. At which time the ID cards are becoming useless.

    Try to add some really insane data on the sticker and see what happens.

  17. Re:Yeah, no, fuck them and that shit on Browser Firm That Required Users To Confirm Their Real Life Identity Shut Down After Its Employees Were Threatened (xconomy.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In most of the life you live you don't have to expose your identity, it's only if you are doing specific things - like purchasing liquor - and even then your identity data is rarely used except to prove your age.

    The "need" to prove who you are on the internet on many sites like facebook far exceeds the actual need. A lot of sites don't really require more than an email address to provide your account, and as long as you behave it works good enough.

    Here on Slashdot we have ACs and on 4chan most are anonymous. It works mostly aside from a few troublemakers like APK, racists and similar.

    Too much control and too little freedom means that development stalls.

  18. Rural areas worldwide suffer the same problem. on Comcast, Charter Dominate US; Telcos 'Abandoned Rural America,' Report Says (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The problem is the same for rural areas worldwide, not just in the US.

    And there's also a lack of redundancy so that whenever there's a natural disturbance it can cause a lot of headache. A small wildfire taking out one site can cause a number of links to go down and effectively kill a much larger area than what the wildfire actually impacts.

  19. Re: They think small on Terraforming Might Not Work on Mars, New Research Says (discovermagazine.com) · · Score: 1

    May you live in interesting times!

  20. Re: Way to make money? Force customers to pay mon on With DaaS Windows Coming, Say Goodbye To Your PC As You Know It (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    About as free as the food you get in prison.

  21. Re: Way to make money? Force customers to pay mont on With DaaS Windows Coming, Say Goodbye To Your PC As You Know It (computerworld.com) · · Score: 2

    They will just write the eula in their favor so they get a free out of jail card.

  22. Re: Tldr on Mozilla Is Rebranding Firefox and Wants Your Feedback (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Rebranding is really a waste of money and energy.

  23. Re: They think small on Terraforming Might Not Work on Mars, New Research Says (discovermagazine.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You probably need to merge Mars and Io or some other sizable planet/moon to get the right conditions. Maybe move Venus to the Mars orbit and create a bi-planetary system like Terra/Luna.

  24. Sometimes blocking third party cookies aren't an option since it causes some quirky side effects that only can be rectified by at least simulating that the cookie was set - set cookie, check that it was set and if not set mess up the display with some quite annoying content.

  25. Re: Fission indeed! on Mozilla Is Working On a Chrome-Like 'Site Isolation' Feature For Firefox (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    But is it a full site isolation that also separates third party cookies per main site?