They aren't necessarily purposefully crippling, though that sometimes happens. This allows them to sell chips that have some manufacturing defects; they turn off the bad shaders. The more chips from each wafer they can sell, the lower the price of each chip.
I do find music - especially music I like - to be distracting. Which is why I often listen to white (or brown) noise on my headphones in the office. Blocks out office noise without being distracting.
The standards bodies' names should answer your question. ANSI: A = American. ISO: I =International. An American standard isn't good enough for many people, no matter how open; they want an "International" standard with the associated level of bureaucracy.
I've worked at several top chip companies in Silicon Valley, in graphics and telecom industries, and they're 100% Verilog. I also suggest learning System Verilog as well, especially for testbench development.
I recommend the SF novel "Blood Music" by Greg Bear which considers the idea that humans and other animals exist to host bacteria and viruses, which are the true masters.
No, they cannot simulate the hardware designs anywhere near real-time. Using hardware emulation, they can run real software on real PCs, but still not near full speed.
If he takes that ridiculous advice seriously, I have some more: cut out you testicles now, so you can prevent testicular cancer! Makes just as much sense to me.
My theory is there's a boot-period for your brain just like a boot period when your computer turns on. The first five minutes after waking is POST, kernel module loading, login, starting the desktop...
That is the same theory I have about Morning Wood... sort of a power-on self test for critical systems.
Every time I hear about one of these things, I can't help thinking it's a new way to lock customers in to a particular vendor. The chance that a customer can mix and match blades and clients from multiple vendors is nil. And changing vendors is an expensive exercise. One big advantage of desktop PCs, and even rack-mount PCs to some extent, is that they're commodities.
Very true. I have a CS degree, but often wish I had better understanding of electronics, circuit design, and the physics of integrated circuits. In particular, people with good analog design skills are very valuable. Don't laugh - wireless and high speed digital design, for example, both require complex analog design.
With a good EE background, you have the opportunity to understand the WHOLE computer -- from transistor all the way up to application running on it.
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They aren't necessarily purposefully crippling, though that sometimes happens. This allows them to sell chips that have some manufacturing defects; they turn off the bad shaders. The more chips from each wafer they can sell, the lower the price of each chip.
I do find music - especially music I like - to be distracting. Which is why I often listen to white (or brown) noise on my headphones in the office. Blocks out office noise without being distracting.
The standards bodies' names should answer your question. ANSI: A = American. ISO: I =International. An American standard isn't good enough for many people, no matter how open; they want an "International" standard with the associated level of bureaucracy.
Because, when using a color filter array, you throw away 2/3 of your light. Plus it's inflexible.
False. The four pairs of New Balance shoes currently in my house were all made in China.
I've worked at several top chip companies in Silicon Valley, in graphics and telecom industries, and they're 100% Verilog. I also suggest learning System Verilog as well, especially for testbench development.
I recommend the SF novel "Blood Music" by Greg Bear which considers the idea that humans and other animals exist to host bacteria and viruses, which are the true masters.
No, they cannot simulate the hardware designs anywhere near real-time. Using hardware emulation, they can run real software on real PCs, but still not near full speed.
If he takes that ridiculous advice seriously, I have some more: cut out you testicles now, so you can prevent testicular cancer! Makes just as much sense to me.
That is the same theory I have about Morning Wood... sort of a power-on self test for critical systems.
Every time I hear about one of these things, I can't help thinking it's a new way to lock customers in to a particular vendor. The chance that a customer can mix and match blades and clients from multiple vendors is nil. And changing vendors is an expensive exercise. One big advantage of desktop PCs, and even rack-mount PCs to some extent, is that they're commodities.
Very true. I have a CS degree, but often wish I had better understanding of electronics, circuit design, and the physics of integrated circuits. In particular, people with good analog design skills are very valuable. Don't laugh - wireless and high speed digital design, for example, both require complex analog design. With a good EE background, you have the opportunity to understand the WHOLE computer -- from transistor all the way up to application running on it.