New comment by timbooktwo in "Hardware Attestation as Monopoly Enabler"

timbooktwo — Mon, 11 May 2026 07:10:41 +0000

A fraudster, a terrorist, a money launderer, a drug dealer, a pedophile—these are actually a huge audience for whom the IT industry can release separate versions of the operating system and hardware. And that audience will pay for it. For the vast majority of ordinary people who consume IT benefits for free (being a commodity themselves), it makes sense to use controlled products.

New comment by timbooktwo in "High-speed train collision in Spain kills at least 39"

timbooktwo — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:23:00 +0000

Local chats are saying that this is retaliation by a drug cartel after a 10-ton shipment of drugs was intercepted - this was reported in the news recently. In general, Spain has a long history of railway attacks carried out for mafia-linked, pseudo-political reasons.

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New comment by timbooktwo in "Hardware Attestation as Monopoly Enabler"

New comment by timbooktwo in "High-speed train collision in Spain kills at least 39"