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little bit fud PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #1
Yes AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #2
I don't have time to build my own computer... Agschmid Jul 2013 #39
Install Linux Mint AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #40
The hits just keep on coming? Yeah, it's a regular hit parade. Asshats. Th1onein Jul 2013 #3
This report is bullcarp intaglio Jul 2013 #7
I call bullshit on this. longship Jul 2013 #4
You seem to have a mix up with hardware and software. napoleon_in_rags Jul 2013 #9
And my mother was the queen of Romania. longship Jul 2013 #10
here is some microcode that could be activated PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #19
You can disable microcode on Linux boxes. joshcryer Jul 2013 #22
true. PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #25
Check your BIOS updates, too, it may be applying them. joshcryer Jul 2013 #26
Cool this AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #38
All you need to do is read the Lenovo story: napoleon_in_rags Jul 2013 #37
It isn't necessarily true that an Intel chip backdoor would be found. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #11
A backdoor can be discovered, but non-trivially. joshcryer Jul 2013 #16
What about this one? Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #32
I'm amused by the idea that it was a maybe a 'bug.' joshcryer Jul 2013 #33
That was reaching pretty far to come up with an explanation, alright. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #34
Yeah, microcode is boot level, it is not a rewrite. joshcryer Jul 2013 #13
Hasn't that been everyone's assumption, all along? Same w/commercially available encryption? leveymg Jul 2013 #5
Sorry, I had at least ONE illusion left. Th1onein Aug 2013 #43
K&R DeSwiss Jul 2013 #6
Nothing Would Surprise Me cantbeserious Jul 2013 #8
Microsoft again. nt bemildred Jul 2013 #12
Microcode can be implemented in any OS. joshcryer Jul 2013 #14
"which gets updated every time a Microsoft update is installed" nt bemildred Jul 2013 #15
Or whenever a Linux microcode patch is released... joshcryer Jul 2013 #17
Are you saying Linux uses Microsoft microcode patches? nt bemildred Jul 2013 #18
The microcode is released by the CPU vendors. joshcryer Jul 2013 #20
That could get interesting. Sort of like a grenade. bemildred Jul 2013 #21
FWIW, I have applied microcode patches to CPUs on numerous occasions. bemildred Jul 2013 #23
Same here. joshcryer Jul 2013 #24
You still have to have a network port. bemildred Jul 2013 #27
Great... whttevrr Jul 2013 #28
Nothing to do at the moment, I'm not. bemildred Jul 2013 #30
Use Linux, disable the microcode, use OpenBIOS. joshcryer Jul 2013 #29
I have some quite ancient machines which can still surf well-enough too. bemildred Jul 2013 #31
The "'spying" capabilities of microcode would be very, very limited. Xithras Jul 2013 #35
I think this posting shows an utter lack of understanding of how the NSA works 1-Old-Man Jul 2013 #36
It's all very interesting, on an academic sort of basis. MineralMan Jul 2013 #41
I can provide one fact about the NSA and microprocessor companies. SlipperySlope Jul 2013 #42
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