January 3, 20188 yr comment_782077 Forcing Windows and Linux kernel redesign, which is expected to cause 5-30% Slowdown for all Intel chips made in last 10 years.. UNfreakingBelievable. If not fixed at OS software level, huge security risk looms. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/ Edited January 3, 20188 yr by Jon L Report
January 3, 20188 yr comment_782079 How huge will the class action lawsuit be... lol We'll all probably get $20 or a discount on a new Intel cpu. Edited January 3, 20188 yr by dcpoor Report
January 3, 20188 yr Author comment_782108 AMD stock way up. Damn, why didn't I think of buying some.. Report
January 4, 20188 yr comment_782162 Meanwhile El Reg deconstructs Intel's response ... (AKA) We translated Intel's crap attempt to spin its way out of CPU security bug PR nightmare https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/04/intels_spin_the_registers_annotations/ Report
January 4, 20188 yr comment_782219 On 1/3/2018 at 10:18 AM, Jon L said: AMD stock way up. Damn, why didn't I think of buying some.. Well you still have the short opportunity when the knee jerk reactions settle down. Report
January 4, 20188 yr comment_782221 More info from El Reg https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/04/intel_amd_arm_cpu_vulnerability/ See Also Some very interesting / nasty implications ... Servers / VM's / Containers may not have the isolation they thought (if someone deploys a malicious process to snaffle sensitive in memory data) or the really nasty one web page / javascript / exploit to bypass the browser sandbox and see what it can find ... Report
January 4, 20188 yr comment_782232 red flag? https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/intel-ceos-sale-of-stock-just-before-security-bug-reveal-raises-questions/ Report
January 10, 20188 yr comment_782605 He's rich and he is connected, he will never see the inside of the Big House. Report
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