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Re:OpenBSD was right to disable hyperthreading [video] by cat199 on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @01:50PM (#20869111)
I would posit that:

    impact = charisma * funding
so .1 charisma score of some faceless tech exec * 1B in VC funding goes alot more than 2.0 charisma score * 50k of grasroots funding..
Re:OpenBSD was right to disable hyperthreading [video] by WatchDog on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @07:03PM (#20872224)
But funding is also a function of charisma, among other variables.
Re:OpenBSD was right to disable hyperthreading [video] by cat199 on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @07:35PM (#20872487)
I would posit that:

    funding = charisma * suitability for capitalism
so .1 charisma score of some faceless tech exec * 1B in VC funding goes alot more than 2.0 charisma score * 50k of socially oriented funding..
Re:OpenBSD was right to disable hyperthreading [video] by ixtli on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @01:58PM (#20869223)
I wish i could favorite a comment.
Re:OpenBSD was right to disable hyperthreading [video] by grzm on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @01:58PM (#20869230)
You can. Click on the timestamp of the comment, and then click "favorite"
Re:OpenBSD was right to disable hyperthreading [video] by ixtli on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @09:41PM (#20873211)
Woah thanks. Dunno why someone downvoted this lol
Re:OpenBSD was right to disable hyperthreading [video] by grzm on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @09:48PM (#20873247)
I'm not sure, but commenting on downvoting is likely to attract downvotes as it's explicitly against the guidelines.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re:OpenBSD was right to disable hyperthreading [video] by ixtli on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @10:09PM (#20873350)
Fair. But thank you for the information.