Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Security Is Possible?

Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by 326543 on Friday August 17, 2018 @04:48PM (#17785507)

He's the guy who wrote the Slow Winter. He's hilarious.

https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1309_14-17_mickens.pdf

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Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by Redoubts on Friday August 17, 2018 @05:05PM (#17785573)

In exchange for their last remaining bits of entropy, the branches cast evil spells on future genera- tions of processors ... The point is that the branches, those vanquished foes from long ago, would have the last laugh.

More true than ever, now.

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Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by eslaught on Friday August 17, 2018 @06:07PM (#17785798)

And The Night Watch:

https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1311_05-08_mickens.pdf

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Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by smolder on Friday August 17, 2018 @08:30PM (#17786262)

It'd be more hilarious if he didn't reference real problems with no obvious solutions short of a painful dismantling of our heavily exploited societal constructs.

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