Re:How a researcher hacked his own computer and found 'worst...
by danjoc on Thursday January 04, 2018 @04:01PM
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When I said we, I meant it. Even I find myself excited about the new Dell Laptop even though I know it has defective hardware in it, straight out of the box.
So I'm failing to see how it's wrong. Are you going to put off a purchase because of Meltdown? Are you going to do anything beyond complain for a few threads on HN, apply kenrel patches, and go back to business as usual? Are any of your actions going to cost Intel in any significant way?
I did at least disable javascript in my browser. That's probably more than what most have done so far.
NPR did run a meditation story this morning too,
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/01/04/5751679...
So I'm failing to see how it's wrong. Are you going to put off a purchase because of Meltdown? Are you going to do anything beyond complain for a few threads on HN, apply kenrel patches, and go back to business as usual? Are any of your actions going to cost Intel in any significant way?
I did at least disable javascript in my browser. That's probably more than what most have done so far.