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		hermitdev on Aug 24, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Disable SMT/Hyperthreading in all Intel BIOSes If you fully trust the software you're running, I see no reason to disable HT. At this point, I don't think I'd have it running on anything publicly facing, though. That said, I still have it enabled on my work PC & home PC.

firethief on Aug 24, 2018 [–]

Do you fully trust all the JavaScript you run?

hermitdev on Aug 24, 2018 | [–]

Nope, which is why I generally have JS disabled.

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