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    The Dangers of Microsoft Pluton

    (gabrielsieben.tech)
    733 points gjsman-1000 | 14 comments | 26 Jul 22 03:46 UTC | HN request time: 1.072s | source | bottom
    1. zczc ◴[26 Jul 22 08:56 UTC] No.32235902[source]▶
    Interesting naming. "Microsoft Hell God".

    Pluto (Greek: Πλούτων Plouton, "giver of wealth", Pluton in French and German) the most common name for the classical ruler of the underworld. Plouton was one of several euphemistic names for Hades, described in the Iliad as the god most hateful to mortals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_(mythology)

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    2. mah4k4l ◴[26 Jul 22 09:35 UTC] No.32236131[source]▶
    The spouse of Kali Linux? After all they seem to be on the same page politically despite their seeming differences.
    3. raxxorraxor ◴[26 Jul 22 09:58 UTC] No.32236306[source]▶
    Well, they already use Kerberos, his dog.
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    4. superchroma ◴[26 Jul 22 10:26 UTC] No.32236456[source]▶
    But they also have winsock trumpet. They need to pick a lane, I can't deal with the oscillation between goofy and evil.
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    5. tsujamin ◴[26 Jul 22 10:31 UTC] No.32236473[source]▶
    maybe its because pluto is the "king of the underworld", the underworld being the root of trust?
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    6. _joel ◴[26 Jul 22 10:58 UTC] No.32236649[source]▶
    Hey, did I tell you I use Doric Arch? No MS here!
    7. oaiey ◴[26 Jul 22 11:02 UTC] No.32236685[source]▶
    And the processor etc are under the operating system.
    8. q-big ◴[26 Jul 22 11:08 UTC] No.32236727[source]▶
    > the underworld being the root of trust

    Pun intended?

    9. Semiapies ◴[26 Jul 22 12:29 UTC] No.32237376[source]▶
    MIT named that.
    10. Semiapies ◴[26 Jul 22 12:29 UTC] No.32237379{3}[source]▶
    Dude, that was 28 years ago.
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    12. superchroma ◴[26 Jul 22 16:32 UTC] No.32240491{4}[source]▶
    Ok, fair enough, it's true. I guess they're just bad dudes now :(
    13. idealmedtech ◴[26 Jul 22 17:37 UTC] No.32241292[source]▶
    Pluton is also a geological term, referring to magma domes that have solidified and since eroded to yield granite structures like Half Dome.
    14. unilynx ◴[27 Jul 22 14:36 UTC] No.32250895{3}[source]▶
    Trumpet was an acquisition, so not orginally theirs