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BadThad
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Microsoft Majorana 1 chip promises real quantum computing within years, not decades
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This is amazing if they can deliver!
Yesterday at 9:51 AM
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Register usage isn't a concern in 99.9% of all circumstances; it's rare for anyone to be doing work in pure assembly anymore (barring...
Wednesday at 9:38 AM
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Nice. Glad there’s a group working on reigning in the costs for some. On a side note, TechSpot recently had a Windows 11 promo for $18...
Wednesday at 9:35 AM
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In windows, I thought the OS allocated the memory registers based on a programs' request for it? Isn't it the OS's job to not allow that...
Tuesday at 10:58 PM
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There's a number of reasons. The simplest is performance; doing those checks is not trivial, and tends to grow more expensive the...
Tuesday at 10:46 PM
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How CPUs are Designed and Built: Fundamentals of Computer Architecture
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An excellent article for young skulls of mush and as a refresher for us old timers! I am patiently waiting for the first "AI designed"...
Tuesday at 10:43 PM
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Scientists use crystals to cram terabytes of data into millimeter-sized memory
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Got a crystal ball? Please post next weeks lotto numbers for us too! :joy:
Tuesday at 10:36 PM
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Scientists use crystals to cram terabytes of data into millimeter-sized memory
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Very interesting, stuff like this can often be a stepping stone to derivative technology.
Tuesday at 10:35 PM
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First step into the much referred to Crystal data in near every sci fi movie.
Tuesday at 10:33 PM
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Because technology != product. And turning the first into the second takes tens of Billions of dollars.
Tuesday at 10:33 PM
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US cyber defense agency urges developers to eliminate buffer overflow vulnerabilities
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I found your post interesting because I am admittedly ignorant with respect to programming. Riddle me this: When a programs assigned...
Tuesday at 10:30 PM
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Breakthrough 3D NAND flash etching technique could turbocharge SSD production
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But....HF is nasty, nasty stuff. It works because it can eat Si quite easily. The reaction also produces a very bad waste problem - the...
Feb 13, 2025
BadThad
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US cyber defense agency urges developers to eliminate buffer overflow vulnerabilities
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What took so long? These buffer/memory exploits have been going on for decades.
Feb 13, 2025
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TSMC prepares to pass tariffs costs, could increase semiconductor prices by 15 percent
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If winning the presidency makes someone a "loser", I'd like to be a loser too. :)
Feb 13, 2025
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Wake up. You know damn well that's not true.
Feb 13, 2025
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