Soatok DreamseekerFeb 25

Y'know what's funny?

I spend a lot of time thinking about and working on technology to make it easier for folks to have privacy in their comms,

But most of my chats are like:

"awawawawawa"

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"why are compilers, man?"

Show threadTryst 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪  
@soatok Any discussion on compilers always reminds me of the creeping horror that is Ken Thompson's "On Trusting Trust"
Feb 25 at 2:44amWeb
Show threadSoatok DreamseekerFeb 25

@tryst Someone finally asked him for his exploit code recently

https://research.swtch.com/nih

research!rsc: Running the “Reflections on Trusting Trust” Compiler

Show threadTryst 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪  Feb 25
@soatok I'd always assumed that it was a thought experiment! Yikes X3