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Originally posted by Master5000 View PostRust is bust! There is no need for something different from C. C is the best language. Anybody who doesn't see that will reinvent C, poorly. Rust is a C attempt made by some amateurs. There is nothing that can't be done in C but can be done in Rust.
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Originally posted by Master5000 View PostRust is bust! There is no need for something different from PASCAL. PASCAL is the best language. Anybody who doesn't see that will reinvent PASCAL, poorly. Rust is a PASCAL attempt made by some amateurs. There is nothing that can't be done in PASCAL but can be done in Rust.
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Originally posted by Master5000 View PostRust is bust! There is no need for something different from PHP. PHP is the best language. Anybody who doesn't see that will reinvent PHP, poorly. Rust is a PHP attempt made by some amateurs. There is nothing that can't be done in PHP but can be done in Rust.
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Originally posted by Master5000 View PostRust is bust! There is no need for something different from LLVM IR. LLVM IR is the best language. Anybody who doesn't see that will reinvent LLVM IR, poorly. Rust is a LLVM IR attempt made by some amateurs. There is nothing that can't be done in LLVM IR but can be done in Rust.
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Originally posted by starshipeleven View PostFirefox is set to autoupdate itself by default setting on Windows, so yeah, they can push whatever there since forever. Consider that 99% of their userbase is on Windows.
There is no need to fret and go paranoid mode.
My guess is Firefox is using auto-update on Windows to protect the opposite kind of user, the kinds who surf to random porn sites and also shop and bank online from the same device-and never update anything themselves. Such users actually need to dedicate separate devices to different security compartments just as much as a guerilla fighter who also uses Grindr to meet dates does. That, unfortunately, is something Firefox devs can't fix, as new Windows exploits come in as fast as the old ones can be fixed.
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Originally posted by Luke View PostMy guess is Firefox is using auto-update on Windows to protect the opposite kind of user, the kinds who surf to random porn sites and also shop and bank online from the same device-and never update anything themselves.
Such users actually need to dedicate separate devices to different security compartments just as much as a guerilla fighter who also uses Grindr to meet dates does. That, unfortunately, is something Firefox devs can't fix, as new Windows exploits come in as fast as the old ones can be fixed.
And no, if you look at how good (= effective) malware works, you'll notice that web browser vulnerabilities do play a major role in getting the malware in, then it has to use other holes to infect the machine, but a Perfectly Safe Browser (unobtanium) would pretty much keep safe a system even alone.
I'm of course ignoring the idiots that just install all they can find from whatever source without even looking. That kinds of people are better kept on mobile-like systems (Android or iOS) that were designed from the ground up to keep these kinds of animals caged and safe.
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Originally posted by starshipeleven View PostYou just described the average PC or smartphone user. Yes that's the reason it's on autoupdate.
You cant' teach a dumb dog any trick, trying to get them to understand is pointless.
And no, if you look at how good (= effective) malware works, you'll notice that web browser vulnerabilities do play a major role in getting the malware in, then it has to use other holes to infect the machine, but a Perfectly Safe Browser (unobtanium) would pretty much keep safe a system even alone.
I'm of course ignoring the idiots that just install all they can find from whatever source without even looking. That kinds of people are better kept on mobile-like systems (Android or iOS) that were designed from the ground up to keep these kinds of animals caged and safe.
I've had to migrate non-hackers to Linux just to stop the Windows malware that was botting their machines. The Linux issues are not nearly as bad from malware, and if they screw it up so bad nuking from orbit saves time there are no license keys to track down and activations to deal with.
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