When you get to 90nm features on a processor the gate leakage of the transistors increases by quite a high degree - so although you get a voltage step down the power remains the same or increases... I would guess this is a.13um process.. Anyone know?
But when they work the fidelity is better... I have lost count of the amount of unuseable discs I have created over the years - CD's shattering as I have taken them out of the case, scratches where they've actually slid down under the car seat and given themselves a nice buffing up from outside to centre.. I could go on...
The point is in real everyday use (lets say before the time of the iPod) CD's are, in terms of reliability, every bit as disposable as tapes..
In a strange twist of irony I should point out that the first CD I bought ever is one of the very few pre 1990 CD's I have left and is still in great condition.. But again I don't think the manufacturing was so cheap back then either..
An early Amiga 'game' (88/89?) where you had to perform an appendectomy... like Operation except more advanced (well, at the time). Patient going under? No problem, just shoot em full of Atropine... Just like being in a real hospital except little chance of contracting MRSA or being left out in the hallway for days on end... (if you have ever used the British 'Health Service' you'll know what I mean...)
Kept me hooked for days....
Y'know, working in the microchip industry (as I do) it never ceases to amaze the BS management come up with to get the chance of their soundbites making it out into the wild like this.
Looks like it works though.....
As previous posts quite rightly say, the impurities of the mains supply will always be filtered out to the degree demanded of the electronic equipments spec.
As for CE, These are the european version of the FCC rules. Again, well designed equipment will 'filter' out variations in the power supply I doubt it will make any difference to the amount of interference generated by electrical and electronic devices. Conversly I doubt their susceptibility will alter either.
Now if they had changed the frequency of the supply......
No one ever fucked with me again (chief geek) after I turned up 15 years ago at a 5th grade school ball, set up my drum machine, sampler and synths and blew them all away with banging techno for half an hour.
Ever.
Diabetes is a real killer. Basically a fatal disease?
Thanks for the vote of confidence but its not a life sentence if you watch what you eat and take your insulin correctly.
About the same time I was diagnosed I had a freind die of BSE (Mad Cow). Fit to dead inside three months.
Guess I got the better deal.
hmmmm.... another of the 'research has shown something we thought BAD for you can actually be GOOD!' stories. ie. mobile phones - cook your brain but can actually increase reaction times! (this is why I tape my mobile to my head when bobsleighing)
I think we could just get rid of a lot of this with the statement 'everything in moderation'
I've always drunk lots off tea/coffee/caffeinated soda's, but didn't stop me getting type I several years ago....
A week before the silly season a colleague of mine mentioned that someone was planning a new generation of Iridium handsets and that we should get in on it as a component supplier....... then I told him about the history. I thought they were going to park those satellites good and proper... I heard the original Iridium handsets wouldn't work inside buildings, hence its massive failure (3000 users worldwide was the figure I was told)
I started this about three years ago as Field apps for an FPGA company, most the time I work and play from my (small) flat. Granted, I do get to see some customers on a weekly basis but this can be limited. I make sure I go out for a walk every morning, and take at least an hour a day to visit friends nearby/go to the park/excercise/whatever. Try and go to the office of whoever you are working for once a week and work 'on site' where you can, and when you feel like it (this is the bonus part).
The most important thing that I had difficulty was freedom overload, which lead to some late starts/late finishes, and I felt tied to the office as I could never escape. Set yourself firm targets for the day and when they are complete, finish. If you can hide the computer (my laptop goes in its bag in a cupboard now instead of screaming 'email!' at me all night)
Yesterday, I had to get the London underground home early morning with the rest of the sheeple and it was a fucking nightmare. Made me remember/realise how lucky I am to be able to roll out of bed any time I like (within reason) and be at the office. I don't have to leave the flat for a smoke break and I can read/. as much as I like without my manager looking over my shoulder.
Wow, finally something that can be bought cheaper in the UK than in the USA. Maybe next time he'll swap the books for a crate of Levi's and do us all here a favour....
A related topic, when on holiday in the south of France earlier this year (Montpelier) I noticed on several street corners there were 16x16 mosaic tile grids of two (but varying from motfi to motif) colours used to make a logo of a space invader (exactly the same graphic as the original space invader). No one knew who had put them there or what they were for. I must have seen about 10 in the time I was there... All about 10ft in the air, so must've needed some time and a ladder.. No text though.. Homage to this guy or something altogether less sinister... I guess I'll never know.... Unless.....
Slashdot Mirror
A lot of licking to beat...!
... they came through my Windows.
I think you'll find that the next M$ version of the wooden ship steering wheel will actually require FireWire bandwidth to run...
When you get to 90nm features on a processor the gate leakage of the transistors increases by quite a high degree - so although you get a voltage step down the power remains the same or increases... I would guess this is a .13um process.. Anyone know?
But when they work the fidelity is better... I have lost count of the amount of unuseable discs I have created over the years - CD's shattering as I have taken them out of the case, scratches where they've actually slid down under the car seat and given themselves a nice buffing up from outside to centre.. I could go on... The point is in real everyday use (lets say before the time of the iPod) CD's are, in terms of reliability, every bit as disposable as tapes.. In a strange twist of irony I should point out that the first CD I bought ever is one of the very few pre 1990 CD's I have left and is still in great condition.. But again I don't think the manufacturing was so cheap back then either..
An early Amiga 'game' (88/89?) where you had to perform an appendectomy... like Operation except more advanced (well, at the time). Patient going under? No problem, just shoot em full of Atropine... Just like being in a real hospital except little chance of contracting MRSA or being left out in the hallway for days on end... (if you have ever used the British 'Health Service' you'll know what I mean...) Kept me hooked for days....
Indiana Jones 4, Jaws VI, Friday 13th part 13, CaddyshackIII? I could go on......no?
... Thats umpossible!
Actually Im being unfair because I know 90% of /. readers cannot moderate at any one time....
Y'know, working in the microchip industry (as I do) it never ceases to amaze the BS management come up with to get the chance of their soundbites making it out into the wild like this. Looks like it works though.....
Thank god IBM's management are less susceptible to the '70% of statistics are made up on the spot' rule that other managers aren't....
As previous posts quite rightly say, the impurities of the mains supply will always be filtered out to the degree demanded of the electronic equipments spec. As for CE, These are the european version of the FCC rules. Again, well designed equipment will 'filter' out variations in the power supply I doubt it will make any difference to the amount of interference generated by electrical and electronic devices. Conversly I doubt their susceptibility will alter either. Now if they had changed the frequency of the supply......
...an April fools. I can't believe you're drinking this up. Either that or the Slasdot ed that put this up had better go decaff.
No one ever fucked with me again (chief geek) after I turned up 15 years ago at a 5th grade school ball, set up my drum machine, sampler and synths and blew them all away with banging techno for half an hour. Ever.
Diabetes is a real killer. Basically a fatal disease? Thanks for the vote of confidence but its not a life sentence if you watch what you eat and take your insulin correctly. About the same time I was diagnosed I had a freind die of BSE (Mad Cow). Fit to dead inside three months. Guess I got the better deal.
hmmmm.... another of the 'research has shown something we thought BAD for you can actually be GOOD!' stories. ie. mobile phones - cook your brain but can actually increase reaction times! (this is why I tape my mobile to my head when bobsleighing) I think we could just get rid of a lot of this with the statement 'everything in moderation' I've always drunk lots off tea/coffee/caffeinated soda's, but didn't stop me getting type I several years ago....
A week before the silly season a colleague of mine mentioned that someone was planning a new generation of Iridium handsets and that we should get in on it as a component supplier... .... then I told him about the history. I thought they were going to park those satellites good and proper... I heard the original Iridium handsets wouldn't work inside buildings, hence its massive failure (3000 users worldwide was the figure I was told)
I started this about three years ago as Field apps for an FPGA company, most the time I work and play from my (small) flat. Granted, I do get to see some customers on a weekly basis but this can be limited. I make sure I go out for a walk every morning, and take at least an hour a day to visit friends nearby/go to the park/excercise/whatever. Try and go to the office of whoever you are working for once a week and work 'on site' where you can, and when you feel like it (this is the bonus part). The most important thing that I had difficulty was freedom overload, which lead to some late starts/late finishes, and I felt tied to the office as I could never escape. Set yourself firm targets for the day and when they are complete, finish. If you can hide the computer (my laptop goes in its bag in a cupboard now instead of screaming 'email!' at me all night) Yesterday, I had to get the London underground home early morning with the rest of the sheeple and it was a fucking nightmare. Made me remember/realise how lucky I am to be able to roll out of bed any time I like (within reason) and be at the office. I don't have to leave the flat for a smoke break and I can read /. as much as I like without my manager looking over my shoulder.
He he.
Wow, finally something that can be bought cheaper in the UK than in the USA. Maybe next time he'll swap the books for a crate of Levi's and do us all here a favour....
A related topic, when on holiday in the south of France earlier this year (Montpelier) I noticed on several street corners there were 16x16 mosaic tile grids of two (but varying from motfi to motif) colours used to make a logo of a space invader (exactly the same graphic as the original space invader). No one knew who had put them there or what they were for. I must have seen about 10 in the time I was there... All about 10ft in the air, so must've needed some time and a ladder.. No text though.. Homage to this guy or something altogether less sinister... I guess I'll never know.... Unless.....