I think that's a poor example as Intel no longer make 8031s and 8051s and they can't earn money by selling licenses for them because the patents expired long ago.
Not really, what matters most is cost, and at that ARM wins hands down. Most ARM chips cost less than $5, with some selling for pennies. Intel enjoys 60%+ margins on everything it sells and they will experience a lot of pain giving them up.
The only way Intel can compete is if they sell their mobile chips at or below cost. Oh wait, they already are.
That's terrible. This means that Slashdot editors could end up in a federal PYITA prison.
On second thoughts, I don't really have a problem with this.
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Indeed. I've always found the Star Trek universe to be a poor imagination of a post-scarcity society. The Culture books do it so much better, especially with their interactions with less advanced civilisations. Starfleet would have been a much more interesting organisation if they had their own 'Special Circumstances' department.
The chief reason why ceramic engine doesn't make it into the mainstream despite having had under research since the 1970's is that the friction in between the piston ring and the wall of the bore itself result in the wearoff of the ceramic material in the form of a pile up of fine ceramic dust inside the chamber.
Interesting. I appreciate the reason for not having ceramic cylinders bores, but why haven't ceramic cylinder heads and pistons been implemented? Surely a 'semi-ceramic' engine is feasible?
FWIW I work for the NHS. The Labour governement indeed poured billions into the health service during their term but it was almost totally squandered on failed IT projects, an army of midde-managers, non-jobs and grossly overpaid execs.Very little of it was invested in actual patient care.
I do believe the Tories are genuinely trying to fix it, my problem with them is that they're doing their usual carpet-bombing approach instead of carefully targetting the gross inefficiencies that are blighting the NHS.
I used to work in a UK lab that tested drinking water and I can confirm that the quality of tap water usually far exceeds that of bottled water. Bottled water is unlikely to make you ill, but if you are drinking it for some perceived health benefit then you're wasting your time and money.
Bottled water is one of the biggest rip-offs of modern times and is unecessary given that all European countries have to comply with strict EU water quality regulations. Not to mention its cost and the damage it does to the environment.
If I had a choice of what cancer I would have it would be thyroid. It's one of the most treatable cancers with an over 90% survival rate, the 10% fatalities usually affecting those who have sought treatment far too late.
Agreed that the contractor is primarily responsible, and should be punished.
However the NHS has a secondary (vicarious) liability and should also be punished for inadequate supervision of its contractors.
FWIW I used to work for an NHS IT dept. The destruction/wiping of hard disks was tasked to the in-house team. Unlike contractors they're not motivated to take shortcuts for financial gain.
Look up Vicarious Liability, it's a tenet of Common Law.
Too many MBAs believe that when you outsource, you are offloading responsibility. 'It was the contractor's fault, your honour' will not wash in any court of law.
That was exactly my thoughts when I first saw the headline. A top-end core i7 can manage a mere 20 Mhashs/s, while a GPU can do 2000 MH/s. The professional miners have moved on from GPUs to custom ASICs that can churn out as much 50GH/s.
The only way the malware purveyors are going to get anything of value out of this is if they get lucky and infect a number of high-end gaming rigs.
The iPhone has always been a pocket computer with phone capabilities added almost as an afterthought. The same could be said of many Androids.
I've been using one for the last couple of weeks (was given to me); an iPhone 4 with a no-data SIM. The call quality is pretty poor compared to the BB I was using previously and the battery life is wanting too, although not quite as bad as thought it would be, used moderately I get 2 days between charges with Wi-Fi, bluetooth, mobile data etc all turned off.
Call quality has always seemed poor to me when I receive calls from iPhones, always sounds muffled and prone to dropouts. For me old Motorolas were always the best, closely followed by Nokias.
I don't know why this is being modded down but AC is right on the money with the 'Intel tax'. Intel are addicted to 60%+ average margins on their CPUs and it's going to be hell for them to give them up.
People can tout supposed superior performance figures for Intel's offerings but it simply doesn't matter. Even if their parts offer 30% better performance unless they can them down to no more than $20 per part the tablet and mobile manufacturers will simply not be interested.
Another issue is Intel's lack of flexibility. ARM is the 'Have It Your Way' CPU designer. You can license entire SOC designs, or you can license the ISA or just pick and choose what you want to incorporate into your own SOC. With Intel it's all or nothing.
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Swallow it and you'll end up shitting Brix.
He'll be disappointed though, nostalgia isn't half as good as it used to be.
Translation: Microsoft trying to extort expensive license fees from London Council.
FTFY
I think that's a poor example as Intel no longer make 8031s and 8051s and they can't earn money by selling licenses for them because the patents expired long ago.
Not really, what matters most is cost, and at that ARM wins hands down. Most ARM chips cost less than $5, with some selling for pennies. Intel enjoys 60%+ margins on everything it sells and they will experience a lot of pain giving them up.
The only way Intel can compete is if they sell their mobile chips at or below cost. Oh wait, they already are.
That's terrible. This means that Slashdot editors could end up in a federal PYITA prison.
On second thoughts, I don't really have a problem with this.
Indeed. I've always found the Star Trek universe to be a poor imagination of a post-scarcity society. The Culture books do it so much better, especially with their interactions with less advanced civilisations. Starfleet would have been a much more interesting organisation if they had their own 'Special Circumstances' department.
The real embarrassment is that Windows is already up to 8.1, while the Linux kernel is only at 3.1
If my math is correct that's a whole 5 metric torvalds* better.
Get your shit together Linux!
*I think MS still use imperial ballmers, but I'm not sure.
The chief reason why ceramic engine doesn't make it into the mainstream despite having had under research since the 1970's is that the friction in between the piston ring and the wall of the bore itself result in the wearoff of the ceramic material in the form of a pile up of fine ceramic dust inside the chamber.
Interesting. I appreciate the reason for not having ceramic cylinders bores, but why haven't ceramic cylinder heads and pistons been implemented? Surely a 'semi-ceramic' engine is feasible?
It's not ironic, it's unfortunate.
It's like rain on your wedding day.
What you are describing is the Jevons paradox
FWIW I work for the NHS. The Labour governement indeed poured billions into the health service during their term but it was almost totally squandered on failed IT projects, an army of midde-managers, non-jobs and grossly overpaid execs.Very little of it was invested in actual patient care.
I do believe the Tories are genuinely trying to fix it, my problem with them is that they're doing their usual carpet-bombing approach instead of carefully targetting the gross inefficiencies that are blighting the NHS.
I used to work in a UK lab that tested drinking water and I can confirm that the quality of tap water usually far exceeds that of bottled water. Bottled water is unlikely to make you ill, but if you are drinking it for some perceived health benefit then you're wasting your time and money.
Bottled water is one of the biggest rip-offs of modern times and is unecessary given that all European countries have to comply with strict EU water quality regulations. Not to mention its cost and the damage it does to the environment.
I mean, he's always been such an adventurer type.
No, he's always been a publicity whore type.
It's pretty bad.
If I had a choice of what cancer I would have it would be thyroid. It's one of the most treatable cancers with an over 90% survival rate, the 10% fatalities usually affecting those who have sought treatment far too late.
Agreed that the contractor is primarily responsible, and should be punished.
However the NHS has a secondary (vicarious) liability and should also be punished for inadequate supervision of its contractors.
FWIW I used to work for an NHS IT dept. The destruction/wiping of hard disks was tasked to the in-house team. Unlike contractors they're not motivated to take shortcuts for financial gain.
Look up Vicarious Liability, it's a tenet of Common Law.
Too many MBAs believe that when you outsource, you are offloading responsibility. 'It was the contractor's fault, your honour' will not wash in any court of law.
By that logic the deoxyribonucleic acid in every bacterium should kill them off before they get a chance to multiply.
Oh, and H. Pylori would like a word with you.
That was exactly my thoughts when I first saw the headline. A top-end core i7 can manage a mere 20 Mhashs/s, while a GPU can do 2000 MH/s. The professional miners have moved on from GPUs to custom ASICs that can churn out as much 50GH/s.
The only way the malware purveyors are going to get anything of value out of this is if they get lucky and infect a number of high-end gaming rigs.
Just look at the number of Half-Life games they churn out. I haven't even finished HL6 and HL7 is coming out next week!
..where the monitor sat on top of the CPU..
How could you be so dumb, everyone knows the monitor used to sit on the hard drive.
Hunter Mode sounds like Rocket Arena's Red Rover mode, where if you get fragged you immediately respawn as a member of the opposite team.
1997 is calling, and they want their Quake mod back.
They had British chefs.
The iPhone has always been a pocket computer with phone capabilities added almost as an afterthought. The same could be said of many Androids.
I've been using one for the last couple of weeks (was given to me); an iPhone 4 with a no-data SIM. The call quality is pretty poor compared to the BB I was using previously and the battery life is wanting too, although not quite as bad as thought it would be, used moderately I get 2 days between charges with Wi-Fi, bluetooth, mobile data etc all turned off.
Call quality has always seemed poor to me when I receive calls from iPhones, always sounds muffled and prone to dropouts. For me old Motorolas were always the best, closely followed by Nokias.
I don't know why this is being modded down but AC is right on the money with the 'Intel tax'. Intel are addicted to 60%+ average margins on their CPUs and it's going to be hell for them to give them up.
People can tout supposed superior performance figures for Intel's offerings but it simply doesn't matter. Even if their parts offer 30% better performance unless they can them down to no more than $20 per part the tablet and mobile manufacturers will simply not be interested.
Another issue is Intel's lack of flexibility. ARM is the 'Have It Your Way' CPU designer. You can license entire SOC designs, or you can license the ISA or just pick and choose what you want to incorporate into your own SOC. With Intel it's all or nothing.