If you think of all networked software as being one multi-device "operating system," then the status quo is terrible.

· Bits and Bobs 7/6/26
  • If you think of all networked software as being one multi-device "operating system," then the status quo is terrible.
    • A massive monolithic kernel, with huge amounts of ambient authority sloshing around everywhere.
    • The only reason it was fine in the past is because zero-days were hard to find.
      • They were underwater, and the only way to find them was scuba diving for treasure.
    • But now Mythos-class models make finding zero-days trivial.
    • It's like sea level dropped by 10 meters, all at once.
    • Suddenly what has been "good enough" for decades is dangerously exposed.

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