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[–] kog@lemmy.world 86 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Firmware is just software that runs in a different place.

Source: me, I write firmware sometimes at work.

[–] Dnn@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, it's usually closer to the hardware though. Your average x86/64 software dev doesn't have to struggle with pins, addresses, buses and timings that much, if at all.

Everyones a hardware engineer they just don't want to admit it.

[–] Nuuskis9@feddit.nl 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I''d like to know that where spyware is located?

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] wren@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

'Til the sweat drop down my balls

[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

All these rootkits crawl

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Closed source source, motherfucker!

[–] kernelPanic@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Ahahhaha, good one

[–] Ddhuud@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 1 year ago

Firmware is just software that runs in a different place.

Like in the kitchen?

Jk