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"an attacker who has access to a shared through its programmable interface (e.g., OpenCL) can Steal Memory from other users and processes" ()

blog.trailofbits.com/2024/01/1

"We estimate the Supply-side value of widely-used OSS is $4.15 billion, but that the Demand-side value is much larger at $8.8 trillion ... firms would need to spend 3.5 times more on software than they currently do if OSS did not exist" ()

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf

@lupyuen I'm so grateful for the giants before us and for those that are still around today. I hope that I can have a positive impact with the code that I write that carries on after me, even if no one is aware of it.

@lupyuen Some of the people commenting who were not involved in the experiment don't seem to appreciate how hard it is to make a decision to curb your use of a smartphone individually. It's not about personal responsibility when we are collectively coercing each other to have these things through network effects, expectations, and marketing. Also, it's difficult to use something safely that isn't designed with safety in mind and whose function and behavior can change with a software update. :/

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