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Re:New x86 micro-op vulnerability breaks all known Spectre d... by Wowfunhappy on Saturday May 01, 2021 @10:03AM (#27006390)
If a nation state wants to hack into my computer, I have absolute confidence they will succeed. They are not a part of my personal threat model.
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Re:New x86 micro-op vulnerability breaks all known Spectre d... by ben_w on Saturday May 01, 2021 @11:32AM (#27007078)
If they’re targeting me in particular, I agree.

If they’re targeting Joe and Jane Average, the long history of government tech procurement failures means I expect them to fail — fail dangerously, but fail.

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