**Sam the Octopus** @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es · Jan 05, 2018, 01:43

**Sam the Octopus** @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es · Jan 05, 2018, 01:43

Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

Why standard watches are better than smartwatches:

They're not affected by Meltdown/Spectre

**bb010g** @bb010g@a.weirder.earth · Jan 05, 2018, 01:51

**bb010g** @bb010g@a.weirder.earth · Jan 05, 2018, 01:51

bb010g @bb010g@a.weirder.earth

@troubleMoney Your smartwatch is fine unless it's running on x86, which I'm pretty sure none do because ARM is more battery friendly.

**Sam the Octopus** @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es · 2018-01-05T01:54:18Z

Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

@bb010g spectre affects arm chips as well