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Re:What NPM should do to stop a new colors attack by alar44 on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @02:12AM (#29888518)
Merely a matter of degree? There is a chasm between stealing data and printing nonsense to stdout.

That's like saying getting all your limbs cut off is technically a flesh wound and the only difference between that and a papercut is the degree of the wound.

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Re:What NPM should do to stop a new colors attack by irfanka on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:46AM (#29889455)
Well... yes. That's exactly what "degree" means.
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Re:What NPM should do to stop a new colors attack by krageon on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @07:29AM (#29890711)
Yes, but you wouldn't use it in this manner in a good-faith conversation.
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