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What about Lenovo? There is quite a non-trivial number of Chinese firms that have managed to do so, but admittedly not in the consumer space.

What is such a misogynistic link even doing on HN? Not only is it offensive, but it literally offers no value -- banal visualisation, based on the author's PERSONAL EXPERIENCE and …

A good deal of encrypted material these days depends on the security of the private key, though -- e.g., HTTPS loses a good deal of security if the server's private key is known. G…

Even if Moore's Law holds up that long, Second Law of Thermodynamics says you can't brute-force 256-bit keys[1]. However, it's entirely possible (though unlikely) that actual, sign…

In other cases, a very complex problem can be stated very simply, especially to a lay person. A good example is the Jordan curve theorem[1], which at first sight seems like a trivi…

What's wrong with it? It keeps system with less cruft, allows the vendor to focus on current attack surface only, and makes everyone stay more-or-less up to date. Just look at how …

Me, too!

Try 'ad hominem'

"Some credit cards were stolen during breach of company X; to see if your card was stolen, please enter your card number, CCV and zip code!" NEVER give your password to a third par…