Yes, but because AMD integrates memory controllers and such directly in their processors, AMD motherboards and cheaper than comparable Intel motherboards. This really is a win-win.
It's a short term win for the customer. But it is killing AMD.
Instead of designing new microarchitectures, their processor designers were forced to integrate all sorts of different memory controllers into their processor designs...
And their fabs were forced to run different part mixes (mixing one channel parts with two channel, etc.) That reduces yield and complicates inventory management...
Moving from FSB to a point-to-point link isn't as straight forward as it looks.
The move usually includes integrating the memory controller, which then ties your processor design to DRAM standards (RDRAM vs DDR2 vs DDR3, etc). There are also different voltages involved.
That said, Intel should of had some point-to-point solution sooner... Even if it wasn't an across the board switch.
I agree. The president has little control over the economy. He will do three main things:
Invade countries
Sign/veto bills
Appoint justices
1 is usually minor. Bush Jr. stands out right now, but anyone in office is going to have their minor brush wars.
2 is largely on Congress. The president can suggest stuff, but it's Congress that writes 'em (and tacks on quadrillions in pork...)
3 is the main issue for me. Both candidates are going to bomb random people and spend more money than the government is taking in.
We need supreme court justices who will support our right to life, and that means overturning Roe. McCain is probably lying, but Obama said he likes Roe...
That said, I will be voting Constitution party for president (and third parties for Congress). My state is majorly blue...
If you mean "I don't see the appeal of Mars over staying on Earth" I don't understand. We have to develop our space propulsion and habitation technology.
But, if you mean "I don't see the appeal of Mars over an asteroid". You may have a point. See my post above:
So, you believe we should have rights because we are intelligent?
Yes.
Then the question is, how intelligent? Do the more intelligent have greater privileges?
How/why did you choose that?
Common sense.
Obviously, not so common. Peter Singer believes killing infants is not the same as killing adults. I disagree. Who is right?
Furthermore, your standard is not the current law of the land. Abortion has been legal up to the moment the child's head passes through the birth canal (depending on the current state of the partial birth bans)...
Are you as protective of lifeforms equally advanced to such blobs, like flies and earthworms?
Flies and earthworms are not descended from humans. They lack human DNA.
such a fundamental infringement on privacy and the right to choose what happens to your own body is unacceptable. It's one step away from making women wear burquas.
It's not about privacy. We are talking about a medical procedure. We ban all sorts of medical practices...
Roe is a question of when a living human organism is granted basic rights (and whether life is even a right guaranteed by the Constitution). Obama said the question is "above his pay grade", whatever that means.
How fair is it to demand money for something you didn't contribute to?
Disclaimer: I used to work for Intel, and I'm familiar with a lot of the CS/CA people at Madison. I also own Intel stock, and am not looking forward to another $500 million payout to lawyers.
The memory disambiguation table is a variant on a branch predictor (I'm not going to give the exact Intel algorithm). It's obvious. The only reason no one has done it before is that the benefits didn't outweigh the implementation (and especially, validation) costs. Core 2 is a big enough machine that it's worthwhile.
The sad thing is that Intel has paid a lot of money into Madison. It's a good source for computer architecture interns and graduating PhD's. Most of the profs aren't happy about having to patent their stuff. I doubt they're any happier about university lawyers attacking their patron.
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Nanotech grey goo is doomed to impossibility.
Carbon based life has little use for the silicon in dirt. Silicon based goo can convert it into solar panels...
Some description of the technique. Under ADI.
I'm sure there is a lot of processing/filtering required to make these images, but still! Very cool!
Yes, but because AMD integrates memory controllers and such directly in their processors, AMD motherboards and cheaper than comparable Intel motherboards. This really is a win-win.
It's a short term win for the customer. But it is killing AMD.
Instead of designing new microarchitectures, their processor designers were forced to integrate all sorts of different memory controllers into their processor designs...
And their fabs were forced to run different part mixes (mixing one channel parts with two channel, etc.) That reduces yield and complicates inventory management...
Moving from FSB to a point-to-point link isn't as straight forward as it looks.
The move usually includes integrating the memory controller, which then ties your processor design to DRAM standards (RDRAM vs DDR2 vs DDR3, etc). There are also different voltages involved.
That said, Intel should of had some point-to-point solution sooner... Even if it wasn't an across the board switch.
I agree. The president has little control over the economy. He will do three main things:
1 is usually minor. Bush Jr. stands out right now, but anyone in office is going to have their minor brush wars.
2 is largely on Congress. The president can suggest stuff, but it's Congress that writes 'em (and tacks on quadrillions in pork...)
3 is the main issue for me. Both candidates are going to bomb random people and spend more money than the government is taking in.
We need supreme court justices who will support our right to life, and that means overturning Roe. McCain is probably lying, but Obama said he likes Roe...
That said, I will be voting Constitution party for president (and third parties for Congress). My state is majorly blue...
If you mean "I don't see the appeal of Mars over staying on Earth" I don't understand. We have to develop our space propulsion and habitation technology.
But, if you mean "I don't see the appeal of Mars over an asteroid". You may have a point. See my post above:
Excellent point. And the best way to deploy the space elevator is with a nuclear powered rocket. Sadly, that's not going to happen...
Red herring. These legislatures want to ban a procedure; they don't care about breaching doctor-patient privilege or anything like that.
So, you believe we should have rights because we are intelligent?
Yes.
Then the question is, how intelligent? Do the more intelligent have greater privileges?
How/why did you choose that?
Common sense.
Obviously, not so common. Peter Singer believes killing infants is not the same as killing adults. I disagree. Who is right?
Furthermore, your standard is not the current law of the land. Abortion has been legal up to the moment the child's head passes through the birth canal (depending on the current state of the partial birth bans)...
Are you as protective of lifeforms equally advanced to such blobs, like flies and earthworms?
Flies and earthworms are not descended from humans. They lack human DNA.
such a fundamental infringement on privacy and the right to choose what happens to your own body is unacceptable. It's one step away from making women wear burquas.
It's not about privacy. We are talking about a medical procedure. We ban all sorts of medical practices...
Roe is a question of when a living human organism is granted basic rights (and whether life is even a right guaranteed by the Constitution). Obama said the question is "above his pay grade", whatever that means.
So, you believe we should have rights because we are intelligent? Anything else? How/why did you choose that?
And, more importantly, How intelligent do I have to be? Is it a sliding scale?
That's exactly why I won't be voting for Obama (my state is big blue, so McCain if it's close or third party).
Obama doesn't think I have an intrinsic right to life (rights because I am a living organism derived from human DNA).
It must be some set of extrinsic properties, but he won't tell we which ones, or why he chose that set, or what will make him change his mind.
The consideration isn't the "potential to become a child". It's a question of unique human lives.
An embryo is a unique human life (with a form of asexual reproduction - twinning).
Then, the question becomes, are our rights intrinsic (inherent in what we are) or extrinsic (applied by others based on our value).
My worry is that human rights are currently extrinsic...
How fair is it to demand money for something you didn't contribute to?
Disclaimer: I used to work for Intel, and I'm familiar with a lot of the CS/CA people at Madison. I also own Intel stock, and am not looking forward to another $500 million payout to lawyers.
The memory disambiguation table is a variant on a branch predictor (I'm not going to give the exact Intel algorithm). It's obvious. The only reason no one has done it before is that the benefits didn't outweigh the implementation (and especially, validation) costs. Core 2 is a big enough machine that it's worthwhile.
The sad thing is that Intel has paid a lot of money into Madison. It's a good source for computer architecture interns and graduating PhD's. Most of the profs aren't happy about having to patent their stuff. I doubt they're any happier about university lawyers attacking their patron.