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Comment Re:To answer your question (Score 1) 279

They've decided to hit 7nm and then call it a day.

I asked Gordon Moore about this and he said it would be illegal.

I'm really fucking tired of people referencing Moore's Law incorrectly.
Moore's Law is only about the number of transistors doubling every 2 years.

I'm also really fucking tired of people saying "The goggles! They do nothing!" when the quote is "My eyes! The goggles do nothing!".

Comment Re:Bah, Lies (Score 0) 50

My father told me growing up that my stutter was just something I was doing for attention, and I could stop as soon as I wanted (and I was consequently grounded and sent to my room when I "didn't want to stop"). Surely he'd never have done that if there was actually a REASON for my stuttering.

And here you are today, with absolutely no stuttering in that post. More people should listen to their fathers.

Comment Re:At this timr of year? (Score 1) 103

No, fuck you.

I don't know what fantasy land you've shaped in mom's basement, but outside a tiny fraction of the US you need a car to make a living.

I figure the best and most ecological way to do this is to make the car I have last, and one of the way to make it last is to take care of it. Road salt is highly corrosive, the sand they put down turns to dust which in turn can etch the paint. Once rust starts, you can't really stop it and then you need a new car. And salt is corrosive to more than just the finish, it's corrosive to the undercarriage and mechanical systems, too.

But I suppose you think it's more ecological to just make more cars.

Fuck off, shitwick.
You don't need to wash your fucking car 3 fucking times a week to prevent it from rusting out unless you live in a fucking salt mine. You're one of those aging failures who see their cars as a replacement for their underused, undersized penises.

Comment Re: worse a fake root certificate! (Score 2) 248

Is there a way for sites to detect and block this?

No. The host is compromised.

Even if the bank mailed you a copy of their real cert, the compromised host could just update the malware to fetch the real cert and display that when the user tries to view the cert's details.

Even if the bank handed you a copy of a UNIQUE cert they use for ONLY for you, IN PERSON, and you handed them your own UNIQUE client cert, the compromised host could just watch all the legit shit happen when you log in the first time, then fuck you in the ass with that legit information.

Even "2-factor" authentication with a RSA clock won't help - these codes are good for a window of time (to allow people time to enter them and to allow for latency, clock skew, etc.). A compromised host can just use the same valid code rapidly within that window. Some systems require you to enter two distinct codes for a transaction, but this doesn't solve anything either as a compromised host can just trick the user into thinking they're moving $100 into their account when the real transaction is moving $10000 into the attackers account.

True one-time use keys don't fix this either.

Comment Re:Is javascript dangerous? (Score 1) 125

It seems that javascript is a common factor in most malware infection mechanisms. Is there a way to make javascript safe?

0: Don't write and host your own malicious javascript.
1: Don't host third-party javascript.
2: Don't host third-party content without sanitizing it to ensure it doesn't cause users to load other third-party shit.

1 & 2 can be combined into a simpler, more secure rule: Don't host third-party content.

Comment Re:The modern web runs on javascript (Score 2) 125

It's a fucking recipe for a pork roast.

It doesn't need to be anything more than HTML and images.

What if I want to convert to/from metric units? With Javascript I can click a button and have the page change all the values. Without Javascript I'd have to click a link instead!

What if I want to adjust the number of servings? With Javascript I can type in a value for servings and have the page tell me I need 2 and a half eggs. Without Javascript I'd have to type in a value and then hit the Enter key or click a Submit button!

What if I want to read user comments about the recipe? With Javascript, I can click a "Show Comments" "link" and just wait for the page to load comments. Without Javascript I'd have to click a "Show Comments" link and wait for the page to load comments!

What if I want to rate the recipe? With Javascript, I can give it a thumbs up or thumbs down, or give it 3.5/5 stars or little chef hats or whatever cutesy icon they want. Without Javascript, I'd have to click a button or use a drop down!

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