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pbiggartoday at 5:07 PM4 repliesview on HN

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ashdksnndcktoday at 7:29 PM

Redis and Elasticsearch were both built by Israelis, and there is also Israeli code in important projects like the Linux kernel. And of course, also Israeli contributions in closed-source tech like CUDA. Avoiding all of that is a pretty tall order. But if you want to impair your systems by purifying them based on national origin of the contributors, have at it.

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yonistotoday at 7:30 PM

One might wonder what computer you are using, I think ZX Spectrum is safe.

AlexandrBtoday at 5:09 PM

Are you suggesting this software will somehow be able to make a phone explode? The pagers weren't just normal pagers with malware, I'm pretty sure they were loaded with actual explosives.

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mytailorisrichtoday at 7:13 PM

FUD and rationalising. We do understand the real reason they don't like it.

By the way, in the Arab world (my reading of "some West Asian and North African markets". Nice euphemism, btw) there isn't the same stigma as in the West so they usually don't feel the need to be cautious and say exactly what they mean, i.e. "the Jews".

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