If the nature of the patent-swap is "You take the low-end & mobiles, I'll take the desktop & servers" then doesn't this amount to an alliance that threatens competition?
On second thought, if they didn't go after Intel, then it's not likely...
I work for an OEM, and one of the internal arguments against AMD is that they have no equivalent to Intel's Embedded Systems Group. Under this program, Intel designates certain products (CPUs, Chipsets, etc.) to be supported for at least five years.
Many folks designing embedded systems have platform-sensitive applications, and will not design products around platforms whose product lifespans are measured in months.
The extension of the K6 line brings its total life to nearly 3 years (and counting). This effectively removes the primary argument against AMD for embedded system development.
J.
Re:Why the anti-Katz postings?
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I agree. I rarely even read the comments to Katz articles anymore, as so much are in the form "Me too!" or "There he goes again."
That such venom could exist for a single author never ceases to amaze. Regardless of how one feels about the topic/content of Katz's writing, it is important to remain objective.
Never had a chance to play with Scheme or Haskell, but in college I thought Miranda best fit my way of thinking about code. Anyone know of a modern implementations in Linux I could play around with? J.
1. Power/Mass: Gasoline has a high co-efficient of potential energy per its volume & mass 2. Cost: Despite recent events, Gasoline and its derivatives (Diesel) are still very inexpensive 3. Distriubution Infrastructure: You can buy gasoline safely almost anywhere. There are agencies to regulate the purity, measurement and safety of each distribution station.
Note that many alternative fuels have promise, but lack in one or more of these areas. Electricity is cheap and available (2 & 3), but the power/mass ratio sucks with current battery technology. (1) Hydrogen has plenty of power and would be cheap (1 & 2), but lacks an available & safe storage & distribution system.
I'm holding out for hydrogen and natural gas, but here in Iowa we're doing just fine on high-percentage Ethanol blends. If you've ever been here, you know the entire state is covered in corn, and that makes for a plentiful, renewable and clean fuel alternative. J.
Agreed. The Internet (Captial "I") can't cut the mustard in terms of QoS. Right now, the real advantage of VoIP is to offload high-traffic circuits onto a dedicated IP link. Think of a company linking multiple branch offices over dedicated pipes. I've used many 1.55Mbs T1's carrying dozens of conversations at CDMA quality or better.
In the not-so-distant past, even the most popular musicians and artists held full-time jobs, creating music simply to express their own passions and creative juices. The wealthy, full-time rock star is a by-product of the age of recorded music, a creation of (major and independant) the Recording Industry.(tm)
Opening the music distribution system (Napster, Gnutella) is simply taking down the tollbooths on the highway. Quit trying to find a convoluted model for a revenue stream, because there isn't one. Instead, re-evaluate why you decided to make music in the first place, and what you hope to acheive with your art.
...and what about database replication?
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Failover is nice for services (file/web/etc.), but I am continually bombarded with database replication requests. The only folks I know of that do this well are Sun and Oracle. Anyone know of a similar platform for MySQL?
Similar plan was developed by the Dept. of Transportation to clear a mountian and make way for a freeway in California during the '50s.
Didn't pan out, but this was all part of the "Atoms for Peace" program of the Eisenhower administration. The long-term environmental effects of nukes were unknown, and the thinking of the day was they could be useful tools in large scale mining/earthworks projects.
My company has been involved in VoIP for nearly 5 years, and while it is extremely sensitive to latency, the response-time and bandwidth for a single full-duplex call has decreased about 10-fold in recent years.
Maybe it's not ready to replace the PSTN yet, but would be ideal for a LAN PBX.
AFAIK, however, there are still some interoperability issues to be ironed out, pertaining to call transfering, multi-party conferencing and other call management features. Still, this is way cool, and brings us one step closer to packet-switched network.
Funny: most kids growing up on the farm are getting CS and EE degrees and coming to work at my company. We were all on the clock Dec 31. No sanctuary here, Logan.
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Hope they also plan to include a manual that describe the data structure of all those optical pits and valleys.
If the nature of the patent-swap is "You take the low-end & mobiles, I'll take the desktop & servers" then doesn't this amount to an alliance that threatens competition?
On second thought, if they didn't go after Intel, then it's not likely...
J.
I had planned on taking an early flight out, but I'll reschedule just to witness this phenomenon.
If it's anything like the AMD reception last night, they'd better stock up on booze and call in some extra help
J.
I believe Intel is into Rambus to the tune of about $400M in a stock-swap deal.
Something else of interest...I have heard that Rambus is (based on head-count) an IP law firm, rather than an engineering shop. Comments?
Probably Mexico. Already Mexico and Central America are starting to shift their economy towards low-margin tech commodity manufacturing.
J.
I work for an OEM, and one of the internal arguments against AMD is that they have no equivalent to Intel's Embedded Systems Group. Under this program, Intel designates certain products (CPUs, Chipsets, etc.) to be supported for at least five years.
Many folks designing embedded systems have platform-sensitive applications, and will not design products around platforms whose product lifespans are measured in months.
The extension of the K6 line brings its total life to nearly 3 years (and counting). This effectively removes the primary argument against AMD for embedded system development.
J.
I agree. I rarely even read the comments to Katz articles anymore, as so much are in the form "Me too!" or "There he goes again."
That such venom could exist for a single author never ceases to amaze. Regardless of how one feels about the topic/content of Katz's writing, it is important to remain objective.
J.
Never had a chance to play with Scheme or Haskell, but in college I thought Miranda best fit my way of thinking about code. Anyone know of a modern implementations in Linux I could play around with? J.
1. Power/Mass: Gasoline has a high co-efficient of potential energy per its volume & mass
2. Cost: Despite recent events, Gasoline and its derivatives (Diesel) are still very inexpensive
3. Distriubution Infrastructure: You can buy gasoline safely almost anywhere. There are agencies to regulate the purity, measurement and safety of each distribution station.
Note that many alternative fuels have promise, but lack in one or more of these areas. Electricity is cheap and available (2 & 3), but the power/mass ratio sucks with current battery technology. (1) Hydrogen has plenty of power and would be cheap (1 & 2), but lacks an available & safe storage & distribution system.
I'm holding out for hydrogen and natural gas, but here in Iowa we're doing just fine on high-percentage Ethanol blends. If you've ever been here, you know the entire state is covered in corn, and that makes for a plentiful, renewable and clean fuel alternative. J.
Agreed. The Internet (Captial "I") can't cut the mustard in terms of QoS. Right now, the real advantage of VoIP is to offload high-traffic circuits onto a dedicated IP link. Think of a company linking multiple branch offices over dedicated pipes. I've used many 1.55Mbs T1's carrying dozens of conversations at CDMA quality or better.
J.In the not-so-distant past, even the most popular musicians and artists held full-time jobs, creating music simply to express their own passions and creative juices. The wealthy, full-time rock star is a by-product of the age of recorded music, a creation of (major and independant) the Recording Industry.(tm)
Opening the music distribution system (Napster, Gnutella) is simply taking down the tollbooths on the highway. Quit trying to find a convoluted model for a revenue stream, because there isn't one. Instead, re-evaluate why you decided to make music in the first place, and what you hope to acheive with your art.
Failover is nice for services (file/web/etc.), but I am continually bombarded with database replication requests. The only folks I know of that do this well are Sun and Oracle. Anyone know of a similar platform for MySQL?
Similar plan was developed by the Dept. of Transportation to clear a mountian and make way for a freeway in California during the '50s.
Didn't pan out, but this was all part of the "Atoms for Peace" program of the Eisenhower administration. The long-term environmental effects of nukes were unknown, and the thinking of the day was they could be useful tools in large scale mining/earthworks projects.
My company has been involved in VoIP for nearly 5 years, and while it is extremely sensitive to latency, the response-time and bandwidth for a single full-duplex call has decreased about 10-fold in recent years.
Maybe it's not ready to replace the PSTN yet, but would be ideal for a LAN PBX.
AFAIK, however, there are still some interoperability issues to be ironed out, pertaining to call transfering, multi-party conferencing and other call management features. Still, this is way cool, and brings us one step closer to packet-switched network.
Funny: most kids growing up on the farm are getting CS and EE degrees and coming to work at my company. We were all on the clock Dec 31. No sanctuary here, Logan.
Absolutely! One memo for user/pass, one memo for ATM & CC PINs, another for bank account numbers, etc. Dead in the water without my Pilot.