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How many software engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?

 

None. It's a hardware problem.

 

In response to the Meltdown and Spectre fiasco, Microsoft has been trying to stay on top of the recently discovered issues found in most mainstream processors from Intel, AMD and ARM. Now they've run into some snags and have backed off, stating that improperly documented features in the AMD offerings are hampering their efforts.

 

I must have dodged that bullet as I'm writing this on a six-year-old AMD-based PC. Has anyone out there run into issues in the last few days?

 

Read more here.

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How many software engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?

 

None. It's a hardware problem.

 

In response to the Meltdown and Spectre fiasco, Microsoft has been trying to stay on top of the recently discovered issues found in most mainstream processors from Intel, AMD and ARM. Now they've run into some snags and have backed off, stating that improperly documented features in the AMD offerings are hampering their efforts.

 

I must have dodged that bullet as I'm writing this on a six-year-old AMD-based PC. Has anyone out there run into issues in the last few days?

 

Read more here.


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