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   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:37:50 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:   
      
   > You've got a few years on me.  I've always believed in writing tight and   
   > efficient code whenever possible. I'd often use assembler to achieve   
   > those results. Or, ASIC or C mixed with asm or interrupt calls depending   
   > on my mood at the time.   
      
   https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/compilers_undermine_encryption/   
      
   Interesting article. The compiler optimizes away the carefully crafted   
   scheme to prevent password hacking by seeing which character it fails on.   
      
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