zimmie

UncleTrick said:

zimmie said:

Note that the FBI doesn't claim to have any evidence of such an attack ever actually happening. Keep your device updated, and this isn't a concern. 

Right, because letting something bad happen first is always better than getting ahead of it. Keeping your device updated won't do jack against this kind of attack.

Did you not read the very next sentence in my comment? Exploits that can read an iPhone's data over USB without approval are worth about $400k each. Exploits which can drop malware on an iPhone over USB without user approval are worth upwards of $1M each. As SwiftOnSecurity said, nobody's burning that level of exploit on people who take the bus. Somebody might burn it at DEF CON or Black Hat ahead of giving a presentation on the exploit, but that's about it. State actors have access to this level of exploit, but they would only use it in a targeted way rather than an indiscriminate watering hole attack.

Once the exploits are patched, they drop to the $30k range, which could be cost-effective to use in a charging station attack in some areas. But at that point, keeping your devices updated protects you.

Note that the FBI doesn't claim to have any evidence of such an attack ever actually happening. Keep your device updated, and this isn't a concern. Nobody is going to burn a million-dollar exploit on people who need to charge at a semi-public charging station rather than an outlet they control.

As for power-only cables, that can be an option, but power delivery is negotiated over the data lines. These cables generally prevent the phone, tablet or laptop from requesting more than the 5W base delivery.

hmlongco said:

Getting rather tired of the endless series of post-apocalyptic, dystopian movies and shows.

How about a series where people actually thrive and succeed?

How about a series like The Martian, where ingenuity counts and is showcased?

How about a modern Star Trek (or some such) that shows the future in a positive light?

The Orville is relentlessly positive about the future. It had a rough start, but got pretty good for the second half of its first season and its second season. Some decisions in the third season disappointed me, but it was decent overall. Star Trek: Lower Decks is great, and Strange New Worlds had a fantastic first season.

Agreed, it might be nice to see some hopeful sci-fi from Apple as well.

maddog_uk_69 said:

Pedant's Corner:

Then root data to that GPU

That should be "route".

Maybe. Building high-performance computing systems involves thinking about data locality, because all "scale-out" systems now have non-uniform memory performance. That is, when you have multiple processors which each have their own memory controllers and their own memory pools, each processor's access to its own memory pool will be faster than accessing the memory pool of another processor. When discussing NUMA, there actually is a concept of rooting the data to the node where it will be processed, as in that node has the primary instance of that data.

That said, Apple went to ridiculous lengths with the M1 Ultra to avoid NUMA concerns. I'm not sure I see them bringing these concerns back just for the Mac Pro.

mikethemartian said:

Don’t you need an echocardiogram to diagnose  a blockage? As opposed to an electrocardiogram.

Nope. A 12-lead ECG is the primary diagnostic tool for infarction. A cardiac echo is sometimes used to confirm, but not often. Echos are more for detecting issues with blood flowing through the heart like valve prolapse, regurgitation, or outright holes in the septa (allowing blood to leak from one ventricle into the other, for example).

mike1 said:

AppleInsider said:

 Doctors diagnosed Thompson with a heart blockage and installed a pacemaker to help with her condition.

This doesn't make sense. You don't call an electrician to fix a plumbing problem.

Correct. As Badmonk noted above, somebody confused a "block" (a nerve issue) with a "blockage" (a blood supply issue). The medical terminology is precise, but it often leads to exactly this confusion when trying to explain an issue to someone without significant medical background.