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Imagine that you have to calcullate 1+1, after that 2+2, after that 3+3, but an other app runs in the background that calcullates random things. If the calcullations happen in the computer processor as 1+1 is saved in X, after that, the random calcullation, after that, 2+2 is saved in X, I'll feel unsafe, because the random calcullation could be interfere-with-data-in-X(), so I want to see the calcullations that happened in the computer processor, my calcullations as a sequence there, so no other calcullations popped up during my calcullations and only my calcullations ran for a while there. If you give this to CERN as a patch, it would be totally cool.
Last edited by deltrem; 10-25-2011 at 10:17 AM.
Reason: simplified
Moved: while in some security scenarios the implications of this may well be disastrous we believe Linux is well-protected against 0+0, 1+1, 2+2 and, yes, even 3+3. Linux is not the USS Yorktown among the major Operating System kernels. Therefore this thread was carefully sedated, crated and shipped to a more suitable habitat where it may live out the rest of its natural life.
Imagine that you have to calcullate 1+1, after that 2+2, after that 3+3, but an other app runs in the background that calcullates random things. If the calcullations happen in the computer processor as 1+1 is saved in X, after that, the random calcullation, after that, 2+2 is saved in X, I'll feel unsafe, because the random calcullation could be interfere-with-data-in-X(), so I want to see the calcullations that happened in the computer processor, better than that, I want to see my calcullations as a sequence there, so no other calcullations popped-up during my calcullations there and even better than that, with no interference from the underlying technology, but I wonder if the last is possible. If you give this to CERN as a patch, it would be *totally cool*.
Imagine that you have to calcullate 1+1, after that 2+2, after that 3+3, but an other app runs in the background that calcullates random things. If the calcullations happen in the computer processor as 1+1 is saved in X, after that, the random calcullation, after that, 2+2 is saved in X, I'll feel unsafe, because the random calcullation could be interfere-with-data-in-X(), so I want to see the calcullations that happened in the computer processor, better than that, I want to see my calcullations as a sequence there, so no other calcullations popped-up during my calcullations there and even better than that, with no interference from the underlying technology, but I wonder if the last is possible. If you give this to CERN as a patch, it would be *totally cool*.
Do you genuinely believe that those who write computer operating systems (err, with some possible exceptions) are:
unaware that people may use processes that run on those operating systems may be used to add numbers?
that it would be a bad thing (TM) if data leaked between processes in an uncontrolled way?
that this revelation will enable CERN to spot a previously unrecognised problem with computer operating systems?
that this vague description will lead to CERN putting its underwear on the outside of its trousers and swooping in to rescue us all from this peril?
The OP's post appears to be an incoherent association between basic math, CERN, thinking a computer operates like an abacus, and paranoia. The various commentary in response is a collection that assumes a bad 'trip' and attempting to calm his fears.
It's so hard to just turn on a computer trippen I doubt that any body posts doing acid
to me it looks like his brain was running at 100MPH while his hands were running at 25MPH
and the 2 never synced up
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