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Re:Intel Launches 8th Generation CPUs, Starting with Kaby La... by madez on Monday August 21, 2017 @07:36AM (#15063774)
Is the lack of a secure door to your property something that would hold you back? I doubt that. Still, secure doors are important.
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Re:Intel Launches 8th Generation CPUs, Starting with Kaby La... by varjag on Monday August 21, 2017 @07:42AM (#15063802)
Do you have blast doors installed home?

Anyway, not sure how exactly ECC relates to security. Is there any specific attack vector where it helps?

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Re:Intel Launches 8th Generation CPUs, Starting with Kaby La... by madez on Sunday August 27, 2017 @12:08AM (#15109068)
A blast door protects against explosions – a very unlikely scenario, that will happen to practically nobody. ECC protects against bit flips in RAM which happen significantly often ( https://www.cnet.com/news/google-computer-memory-flakier-tha... )

Your comparison is inadequate.

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Re:Intel Launches 8th Generation CPUs, Starting with Kaby La... by baq on Monday August 21, 2017 @07:49AM (#15063836)
rowhammer, though it apparently can work around ecc.
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