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Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel

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  1. modeless · · focus · HN ↗
    1,313 vulnerabilities, to be precise.
    1. nathell · · focus · HN ↗
      In Heroes of Might & Magic 3, “several” means 5–9. 10–19 is “pack”, 20–49 is “lots”, 50–99 is “horde”, 100–249 is “throng”, 250–499 is “swarm”, 500–999 is “zounds…” and 1000+ is “legion”.

      I suggest this post be renamed “A legion of vulnerabilities has been discovered…”

      1. pluc · · focus · HN ↗
        Hah! I remember playing that game as a young non-English-speaker and having no idea what these qualifiers meant. They never give the scale, it's just assumed you know that several < pack < lots < horde < throng etc. Which.. even as bilingual as I am today I'd struggle to put on a scale.
        1. mrmuagi · · focus · HN ↗
          I remember playing DOS games as a kid and having read that "several" of something was needed. So I built 7. Later I learned how wasteful I was being.
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