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The reason this "easy workaround" works at all is that there is a BootROM exploit that trivially allows running arbitrary code in the BootROM. This allows us to run our own bootloader instead of Nintendo's, bypassing their fuse burning logic. Had Nvidia not fucked up their USB implementation (along with other part of their platform), this would have been harder to bypass.

[0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks/comments/7rq0cu/jamais_...

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I don't want to sound like I'm pontificating or defecating on the corporacy at everyone's favorite hardware company but it strikes me that these sorts of lapses are cultural and stem from this tedious emphasis everyone places on having "relaxed working environments"[0]

Does it surprise you that the product of this culture also has relaxed security characteristics?

[0] https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/about-nvidia/culture-at-nvidia/

Thank you for making me laugh in these trying times.

I gotta keep it real for you sir banana, the only way to have a legit conversation on this platform is to have an equal number of up and downvotes.

Ah yes, compared to every other company that has never had an exploit ever.

Does anyone even like Nvidia?

"Fuck Nvidia" ---Linus Torvalds

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