We working to fix this right now ;-) (OSM sysadmin here)
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Install the microcode by running: sudo apt-get install intel-microcode
Alternatively install a BIOS update once available.
Easy enough to implement own scripts using the profiles as a basis.
iD has large number of built in presets and also transparently queries http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/ for the more eccentric stuff.
Else there are more manageable regional extracts of OpenStreetMap XML: http://download.geofabrik.de/