― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:23 (twenty years ago) link
True. On the other hand, shiny Apple G5 dual processor CPUs will be available for a few hundred bucks. I know my computing needs don't require light-based processing--I'll be happy to scoop up the suddenly obsolete machines.
― webcrack (music=crack), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:29 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:34 (twenty years ago) link
Excellent
― ModJ (ModJ), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan I., Thursday, 12 February 2004 19:16 (twenty years ago) link
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/
this is a massive fuck up innit?
― 龜, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 12:49 (six years ago) link
The effects are still being benchmarked, however we're looking at a ballpark figure of five to 30 per cent slow down, depending on the task and the processor model.
― pee-wee and the power men (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 12:52 (six years ago) link
security flaw could allow hackers to zzzzzz ASLR by default has only been widespread for about a decade so I expect to see these types of issues to keep coming tbf
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 13:31 (six years ago) link
Intel don't want you to know that this ONE WEIRD TRICK to speed up CPU performance through speculative execution is now a potential security flaw!
― 2018 has to be better (snoball), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 21:45 (six years ago) link
I sure am looking forward to the next Patch Tuesday! As if the computers at work (all HP Intel based, natch) aren't slow enough already!
― 2018 has to be better (snoball), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 21:47 (six years ago) link