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travis729

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travis729··on Linux kernel use-after-free in Netfilter, local privilege escalation
I’ve been thinking this recently as well.
travis729··on Local PDF Tools – Powered by WebAssembly
Good tip. Though it would be nice to be able to disable network activity per tab.
travis729··on Local PDF Tools – Powered by WebAssembly
For something like this, how do we know that the files are not sent to a server? Am I just trusting the web app? Is there any way to be sure other than having and reading the source?
travis729··on AMD Patent Reveals Hybrid CPU-FPGA Design That Could Be Enabled by Xilinx Tech
I would love to hack on FPGAs but always run into the issue of closed toolchains. The recent open source work is a breath of fresh air, but we need to see an FPGA vender that embraces and sponsors this work.
travis729··on Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
Probably to get better yield. If one of the GPU cores has a defect, they can still use the die. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_binning#Semiconductor_...