Back in the day, there was this wounderful device called a POWER BUTTON. When you pressed the button, the power could be switched on and off. Bring back the POWER BUTTON, and have your employees take a 3 day training course on how to use it.
Honestly, how lazy have we become.
KiwiCanuck
True, it is likely that some other technology will replaced HDD. False, current HDD are not nanoscale. I have an "old" HDD test sample that I use to demonstrate magnetic force microscopy (MFM) measurements. The bit are ~500nm wide. Also the tip radius of the head is typically 30nm. Flash is looking good, but the mfg capacity is currently no where near what the world would need to replace HDD. The price will be high at first. Hopefully, people will buy these drives. If the drive are commercially successful, then the mfg'ers will increase production and the price will drop. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
As humans we think we can find patterns in true random events. Any correct prediction goes into the "told you so" column and re-enforces our believe. Any counter events go into dismissal. That is how the house of cards is built. Interestly, our local lottery is composed of a bunch of balls continuously mixed in a single spherical bin. The ball are always loaded in the same order, and picked at the same time. One's expecation would be that some numbers come up more than others. I have noticed will a small sample set of 52 draws that 4,7,21,33,35,42,45, and 48 show up more frequently than the other numbers. I wounder if this is the trap that causes most people to play.
Note: The odd of winning are 1 in 14 million (pick 6 number from 49), and tickets are $2. So a $28 million jackpot is, in theory, a zero return investment (this is assuming you play forever -> beyond your years). Also, the prize money is only half of what is collected, the other half goes to the gov't.
Household cleaners? Better ban those, along with vinegar, drain cleaner, battery acid, peroxide, baking soda, etc.. Hell, they should just ban every element on the periodic table.
The output of a 450W psu (power supply unit) can vary from zero (in theory) up to 450W. The psu will provide whatever power is demanded by the internal components.
is all over the place. First they talk about a solar cell. Then they talk about implantation. Someone should tell the journalist that ther is very little sunlight inside our bodies. I think they are talking about a new type of nanocell (tube?). However, that nfo was lost in all of the vague applications. The journalist should have reported on the difference b/w this nano-cell and other related research such as [carbon] nanotubes. These cell are compsed of 3 layers. What are the layers? Are all 3 layers Si? How are they dopped? And what are the dopants? How is the nano-cell contructed? All of this nfo would have been in the paper. This is a poorly written article.
First companies will try to milk as much money out of people as they can, hybrid drives. Second, it is possible that there is not enough world capacity to produce enough flash HDD. However, the market will correctly price these drives based on demand, as supply ramps costs will drop. Third, the manufacturers are testing the water for flash HDD. The switch would be a fairly large changeover from existing HDD. Thus, production equipment would have to be scrapped before its end of life.
The true "cure" is having a proper diet and exercise regularly, just ask any doctor or physiotherapist.
True. Capitalism is filling a need. However, it is the governments responsibility to ensure that the basic necessities are delivered to its people. This includes wellness, clean food and water, as well as security. All enemies, foreign and domestic. It is possible to be your own enemy (to have an internal struggle). A simple health class in junior high school (or elementary) could solve the problem. I, honestly, don't think that people are aware of what they are doing to their bodies. The ones that are trying to do something are fed drugs, and told to exercise and eat right. In reality, if they knew how to exercise properly and eat right, they (or at least some of them) wouldn't be in the trouble they are in.
The big wheel will keep spinning, regardless. If you take people off one project you can deploy them onto another.
Well, that's my opinion anyway.
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Pump more money into big Pharma. Let's not spend money on health education and disease prevention, because that doesn't benefit big buissness. It only benefits the enitre population.
If you read the speck for sound cards you get the picture. Cards that "restore the audio quality lost during mp3 conversion". I think this says it all.
I also like the matching of speaker wire to audio frequencies, and other RF facts spun down to audio frequencies. Again complete nonsense. However once can make the wire with a certain resonant frequency and then make it appear that their cable are better. They can show graphs until they, blue in the face, I'm not buying it. Ultimately, the difference in conduction b/w metals is insignificant.
Finally, please not that gold is not the best conductor. Gold is a good connector for mating cycles (plugging and unplugging cables). If you never cycle your cables, gold is a wasted expense. Once I say this people typically make the corrosion argument. In the salt spray (corrosion test) nickel holds up WAY better than gold (both in flash and plate).
That's my 10 cents, my 2 cents is free.
You apply a force to an object and it moves. Using a garden hose is more effective than voltage at the macro scale. If your dealing on the micro/nano scale, this has been known for at least 5 years (I've known this for 5 years, it's probably been around much much longer).
in giving consumers what the consumer wants. The compaines only want to gouge you for the limited services that they offer. That's the North American way.
Intel Core 2 Duo die size is 143mm^2, so that's 143 million devices. That is somewhere between Barton and the K-8 (also above the Itanium, but nowhere near the I2).
Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor_count
If you truely can do parallel processing then I suppose it could replace Si.
Will the 4th amendment hold up in today's court system?
I doubt the people writing these law have read the constitution. Or they think that no one will notice. The lawyers will notice, that's why their paid.
Originally, Moore's rule was based on physics (now it is quite contorted).
Here is the rule. The density &/or speed could double when the min feature size was reduced by 2. One of the reductions was decreasing the thickness of the oxide layer between the semiconductor channel and the gate electrode. This is where we hit a snag. When you are down to 3 atoms, you can't divide by two. This snag is also why the static power has rocket up over the past few generations. There is current leakage b/w the gate and the semiconducting channel is exponetially proportional to the barrier height. The separation difference b/w the gate electrode and the channel is a part of the equation. Another important part is the dielectric constant (the higher the better).
Enter the high-K dielectrics. These are supposed to solve this problem. They create al physically larger barrier for an equivalent oxide thickness. However, the dielecetric constants are typically lower. So there is a trade off, the trick is to find a happy medium. If you are interested look up high-k dielectrics. The whole point is to increase the barrier.
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Back in the day, there was this wounderful device called a POWER BUTTON. When you pressed the button, the power could be switched on and off. Bring back the POWER BUTTON, and have your employees take a 3 day training course on how to use it. Honestly, how lazy have we become. KiwiCanuck
True, it is likely that some other technology will replaced HDD. False, current HDD are not nanoscale. I have an "old" HDD test sample that I use to demonstrate magnetic force microscopy (MFM) measurements. The bit are ~500nm wide. Also the tip radius of the head is typically 30nm. Flash is looking good, but the mfg capacity is currently no where near what the world would need to replace HDD. The price will be high at first. Hopefully, people will buy these drives. If the drive are commercially successful, then the mfg'ers will increase production and the price will drop. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
As humans we think we can find patterns in true random events. Any correct prediction goes into the "told you so" column and re-enforces our believe. Any counter events go into dismissal. That is how the house of cards is built. Interestly, our local lottery is composed of a bunch of balls continuously mixed in a single spherical bin. The ball are always loaded in the same order, and picked at the same time. One's expecation would be that some numbers come up more than others. I have noticed will a small sample set of 52 draws that 4,7,21,33,35,42,45, and 48 show up more frequently than the other numbers. I wounder if this is the trap that causes most people to play. Note: The odd of winning are 1 in 14 million (pick 6 number from 49), and tickets are $2. So a $28 million jackpot is, in theory, a zero return investment (this is assuming you play forever -> beyond your years). Also, the prize money is only half of what is collected, the other half goes to the gov't.
Household cleaners? Better ban those, along with vinegar, drain cleaner, battery acid, peroxide, baking soda, etc.. Hell, they should just ban every element on the periodic table.
They're just lying ion the sheets and holding hands.
The output of a 450W psu (power supply unit) can vary from zero (in theory) up to 450W. The psu will provide whatever power is demanded by the internal components.
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn12800-lightharvesting-nanowire-could-drive-tiny-devices.html
http://science.harvard.edu/node/7582
is all over the place. First they talk about a solar cell. Then they talk about implantation. Someone should tell the journalist that ther is very little sunlight inside our bodies. I think they are talking about a new type of nanocell (tube?). However, that nfo was lost in all of the vague applications. The journalist should have reported on the difference b/w this nano-cell and other related research such as [carbon] nanotubes. These cell are compsed of 3 layers. What are the layers? Are all 3 layers Si? How are they dopped? And what are the dopants? How is the nano-cell contructed? All of this nfo would have been in the paper. This is a poorly written article.
software obesity.
First companies will try to milk as much money out of people as they can, hybrid drives. Second, it is possible that there is not enough world capacity to produce enough flash HDD. However, the market will correctly price these drives based on demand, as supply ramps costs will drop. Third, the manufacturers are testing the water for flash HDD. The switch would be a fairly large changeover from existing HDD. Thus, production equipment would have to be scrapped before its end of life.
The true "cure" is having a proper diet and exercise regularly, just ask any doctor or physiotherapist. True. Capitalism is filling a need. However, it is the governments responsibility to ensure that the basic necessities are delivered to its people. This includes wellness, clean food and water, as well as security. All enemies, foreign and domestic. It is possible to be your own enemy (to have an internal struggle). A simple health class in junior high school (or elementary) could solve the problem. I, honestly, don't think that people are aware of what they are doing to their bodies. The ones that are trying to do something are fed drugs, and told to exercise and eat right. In reality, if they knew how to exercise properly and eat right, they (or at least some of them) wouldn't be in the trouble they are in. The big wheel will keep spinning, regardless. If you take people off one project you can deploy them onto another. Well, that's my opinion anyway.
Ready, steady.... GO!
Pump more money into big Pharma. Let's not spend money on health education and disease prevention, because that doesn't benefit big buissness. It only benefits the enitre population.
WoW! Is there going to be a health care industry in the US? Honestly, it looks like a health insurance industry (the two are are polar opposites).
If you read the speck for sound cards you get the picture. Cards that "restore the audio quality lost during mp3 conversion". I think this says it all. I also like the matching of speaker wire to audio frequencies, and other RF facts spun down to audio frequencies. Again complete nonsense. However once can make the wire with a certain resonant frequency and then make it appear that their cable are better. They can show graphs until they, blue in the face, I'm not buying it. Ultimately, the difference in conduction b/w metals is insignificant. Finally, please not that gold is not the best conductor. Gold is a good connector for mating cycles (plugging and unplugging cables). If you never cycle your cables, gold is a wasted expense. Once I say this people typically make the corrosion argument. In the salt spray (corrosion test) nickel holds up WAY better than gold (both in flash and plate). That's my 10 cents, my 2 cents is free.
Honestly, I am considering boycotting Sony products b/c of this statement.
You apply a force to an object and it moves. Using a garden hose is more effective than voltage at the macro scale. If your dealing on the micro/nano scale, this has been known for at least 5 years (I've known this for 5 years, it's probably been around much much longer).
in giving consumers what the consumer wants. The compaines only want to gouge you for the limited services that they offer. That's the North American way.
The witch is dead!
Intel Core 2 Duo die size is 143mm^2, so that's 143 million devices. That is somewhere between Barton and the K-8 (also above the Itanium, but nowhere near the I2). Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor_count If you truely can do parallel processing then I suppose it could replace Si.
Hasn't any1 seen the new die hard movie? There are advantages to hard wire, or direct control. What's next? Wireless access!
Will the 4th amendment hold up in today's court system? I doubt the people writing these law have read the constitution. Or they think that no one will notice. The lawyers will notice, that's why their paid.
New Zealand should be at the top of every1's cool list.
Originally, Moore's rule was based on physics (now it is quite contorted). Here is the rule. The density &/or speed could double when the min feature size was reduced by 2. One of the reductions was decreasing the thickness of the oxide layer between the semiconductor channel and the gate electrode. This is where we hit a snag. When you are down to 3 atoms, you can't divide by two. This snag is also why the static power has rocket up over the past few generations. There is current leakage b/w the gate and the semiconducting channel is exponetially proportional to the barrier height. The separation difference b/w the gate electrode and the channel is a part of the equation. Another important part is the dielectric constant (the higher the better). Enter the high-K dielectrics. These are supposed to solve this problem. They create al physically larger barrier for an equivalent oxide thickness. However, the dielecetric constants are typically lower. So there is a trade off, the trick is to find a happy medium. If you are interested look up high-k dielectrics. The whole point is to increase the barrier.