Figured this was big enough to deserve its own thread:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018...ecurity-flaws/
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/01/0...JhdWSzln?amp=1
https://mobile.twitter.com/nicoleper...84376249962496
Happy new year, world!
The Spectre of Meltdown
Figured this was big enough to deserve its own thread:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018...ecurity-flaws/
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/01/0...JhdWSzln?amp=1
https://mobile.twitter.com/nicoleper...84376249962496
Happy new year, world!
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
While not completely out of the woods, I'm glad I switched to AMD this cycle. Some intel configs are looking at a 30% performance hit.
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
That's for something like a database server with lots of disk I/O. A desktop PC won't be hit as hard and gamer PCs even less, given the fact that game developers have always tried to avoid syscalls for the longest time because of the performance hits they bring.Originally Posted by Ominous Gamer
When the stars threw down their spears
And watered heaven with their tears:
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the lamb make thee?
That's a good point to consider from a business angle —*are companies with major cloud infrastructure like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, etc. going to have to spend substantially more on hardware per available cycle?
If so, which company stocks should we buy?
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