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Avicebronlast Tuesday at 10:40 PM7 repliesview on HN

I don't think they've added enough cyber. My cyber workflow demands more trusted access for cyber so that I can use these cyber-permissive models for my cybersecurity.


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Jeddlast Tuesday at 11:57 PM

It's a source of minor, but persistent, annoyance that security people have tried to abscond with the prefix cyber, morphing it into a synonym for security.

Having grown up reading cyberpunk novels about life in cyberspace, a passing interest in cybernetics (though not of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation variety), it's frustrating to lose a 'this means computer or internet related' prefix.

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ofjcihenlast Tuesday at 11:15 PM

Whoa hey now, if they just give out all the cyber all at once they might run out or worse, the bad guys will horde all the cyber for themselves!

No no, best to have them distribute the cyber to us responsibly.

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swyxlast Tuesday at 11:21 PM

you make fun of it but i kind of like that the security community has just embraced this kinda old school hokey term. its a short hand. leave them be.

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zarzavatlast Wednesday at 3:48 AM

I'm ready with my robe and wizard hat, Sam.

FacelessJimlast Wednesday at 7:59 AM

I would definitely love a glass of smoked cyber

atoavlast Wednesday at 8:10 AM

Just make sure you use cyber periphery (e.g. a cyber keyboard) to type out your cyber prompts and you will be cyb.. ahh.. fine.

tb0ne1521last Wednesday at 6:56 PM

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