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1. IgorPartola · 2011-08-31

   Thanks for the informative response. Just a couple more questions: > - The startup times can be a problem if you have a lot of data. Modern disks are pretty fast for streaming reads, though, and you can split the deserialization load across multiple processors. Reading data, at even a GB/second from disk (which is currently not possible) is going to mean a second spent of a GB of data, just to read, let alone deseri…

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2. signa11 · 2015-12-31

   Submitted Incorporating and accessing binary data into a C program as a story · 110 points

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3. olympus · 2013-07-13

   Just because something is closed source doesn't mean it's insecure. RdRand meets various standards for RNGs and the dieharder tests don't show anything of concern. While you can't be 100 percent sure of the reliability of RdRand because you can't audit it, I feel safe trusting it for all but the most critical of applications. Here's a blog post describing testing RdRand with dieharder: http://smackerelofopinion.blog…

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   on “How secure is Linux's random number generator?”
4. kungfudoi · 2017-01-05

   Submitted BCC: a powerful front end to extended Berkeley Packet Filters as a story · 4 points

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5. BuuQu9hu · 2017-01-01

   Submitted Linux kernel prink statements as a story · 4 points

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6. g1n016399 · 2016-01-09

   Submitted FIXME and TODO comments in the Linux kernel source as a story · 3 points

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7. kungfudoi · 2012-06-02

   Submitted Intel SSD 520 performance as a story · 2 points

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8. pabs3 · 2021-07-25

   Submitted Intel Hardware P-State (HWP) / Intel Speed Shift as a story · 1 points

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9. sciurus · 2015-06-01

   Submitted Adding perf stats to stress-ng as a story · 1 points

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10. riledhel · 2012-01-18

    Submitted Improving Battery Life in Ubuntu Precise 12.04 LTS as a story · 1 points

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