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Comment Re:Not surprising.... (Score 1) 409

Not true. Apple knows full well that such vulnerabilities exist. But airhead customers mean that Apple need not worry about them.

If you've been convincing idiots that The Emperor is Wearing Beautiful Clothes for well over a decade, why the hell would you spend a single dime on silk or thread? Security is a *perception*, not a reality. Apple has sold that perception, and a quick glance at the comments shows that the idiots are fully vested in it, some going so far as to base their self-esteem / social posture on it.

Comment Re:Blaming the messenger (Score 4, Insightful) 409

Eh? Not to make a "no true Scotsman" plea, but the security world is not that big. If Apple hasn't heard of them before, it means that Apple has no presence in this field. Not surprising when you consider that can't seem to keep their top-secret iphone prototypes in their pants.

Next, you'll excuse Utah for not knowing that Oracle is a giant security suck-hole. And in other news, RSA didn't realize that PDFs can carry exploits. Uh...

Comment Re:Sanity vs. politically motivated scaremongering (Score 4, Informative) 267

Uh, as a firefighter... you know nothing of what you say.

Especially with high rises. A hole in one side of a building is a huge heat producer. A hole in two sides produces a f*cking blow torch. Every time.

You probably don't even know what a stack effect is, let alone should you be making comments on fire behavior.

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