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I've worked on embedded systems with tight resource constraints.
Minification was used on those systems because the space savings resulted in performance improvements.
Deminification would be less of a security concern than potential issues being introduced by minification.
A lot of people confuse 'extrovert' with 'confident' and 'introvert' with 'insecure'
I've met some very, very insecure extroverts. They'll crack jokes all day and make a lot of noise, then go home and are desperate for company to distract themselves from their own ideas. Met some very confident extroverts, too.
Also met some insecure introverts, people who had social anxiety. Also met some very confident introverts who will go out, shake hands and converse, then spend hours alone going over what they learned while they were out.
and his son is kind of infamous. Not mainstream, but a lot of people know who he is and what he's done.
To elaborate on the reasoning behind why it may be necessary to throw the machine out, for the people who aren't familiar:
Given full access to the hardware, it's possible (though I haven't tested it to be certain) to flash the BIOS. The machine could be bricked by a remote exploit.