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Cole_Jontrane

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    Comment #14338582

    Because we want to run real software?

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    Comment #14338568

    Cue the Apple and Linux astroturfers who say that _their_ OS is secure!

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    Comment #14335978

    Is everyone here a patent attorney?

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    Comment #14334345

    The opposite of "quality" is "equality". If we kept on the course we were on until a few months ago, we'd have to run society at the lowest common denominator.

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    Comment #14333444

    She would most likely have been a Russian spy. I don't think Israel would have any resources to allocate to spying on Norway at that time, nevermind a reason!

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    Comment #14333423

    Remember when people thought this was a thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_human_combustion

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    Comment #14333321

    Does the Mac have any ability to warn when someone attempts to install malicious software, other than the usual warnings about unsigned software? Windows 10, for example, will scan…

  8. story
    Ask HN: How did WannaCry spread so fast?

    Most Ransomware I've heard us spreads through infected downloads or email attachments. There seems to be a "worm-like" property of this one that allows it to spread within a networ…

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    Comment #14332617

    Well, it didn't really stop it. It slowed it for a little bit, and then it was modified and spread again. I also wonder if now ransomware developers will leave red-herrings in the …