Picture this. Broadcom buys Intel. Stops selling x64 processors. Charges a very expensive license for IP required for AMD to continue making x64 processors. AMD double prices. AMD and Broadcom make out like bandits.
Posts by yet another bruce
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There’s no way Qualcomm is buying Intel as is
Ransomware scum who hit Indonesian government apologizes, hands over encryption key
Thursday 4th July 2024 13:35 GMT
Re: "not all victims would get the same treatment"
As I understand it, there were no backups for most of the ransomed data. In my mind this is less like an bank vault without a secure door and more like a bank vault without a roof. Bad actors may take advantage of the situation to break in but sooner or later it is going to rain regardless.
You want us to think of the children? Couldn't agree more
Rocket Lab is a David among Goliaths in the space race
Monday 5th February 2024 15:15 GMT
Re: Which rocket?
Sometimes people like to describe the workings of a rocket motor as controlled explosion. I understand some aspects of the IFT1 launch were not as well controlled as hoped. This was covered in the press as an explosion (in the Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area).
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) documented that the debris cloud deposited material as far as six-and-a-half miles north of the launch pad. The agency said in a statement that the debris cloud was made of pulverized concrete."
www[dot]tpr[dot]org[slash]environment[slash]2023-04-27[slash]photos-spacex-is-grounded-after-rocket-explosion-caused-extensive-environmental-damage
www[dot]bloomberg[dot]com[slash]news[slash]features[slash]2023-08-25[slash]elon-musk-s-spacex-explosion-left-major-debris-after-starship-rocket-launch
Tesla owners in deep freeze discover the cold, hard truth about EVs
Tuesday 16th January 2024 16:05 GMT
Re: Frozen batteries
Even when temperatures are cool rather than actually freezing it is a good idea to fast-charge before you park for the night rather than waiting until the morning. Below about 40F lithium-ion batteries have to be charged frustratingly slowly and below 30F they cannot be charged safely at all. Lithium-ion batteries have to be pretty warm to fast-charge, over 100F.
It is important to keep the battery warm on a long trip in cold conditions. Leaving an EV parked outdoors in very cold weather, unless it is plugged in, is risky. As many people have pointed out, this is true of diesels and even gas-powered vehicles to some extent.
Tuesday 16th January 2024 15:48 GMT
If it is cold enough even block heaters may not be sufficient and some places run their big diesels continuously through periods of very cold weather. One Arctic location where I worked had signs asking drivers not to idle their trucks unless the temperature was colder than -40 degrees. When the temperature is very cold rubber and plastic can become very brittle. I have seen someone pull out a spool of wire with PVC insulation and be left with a handful of bare copper and a pile of plastic shards. I have seen a small sample placed in a ziplock bag shatter the plastic and fall to the ground.
There is a learning process both for the engineers designing EVs and for drivers finding ways to use them effectively. Happily, you can trickle charge your EV from the same 120V outlets that are provided for block heaters. If you keep your car in a heated garage at night and plug in the trickle charger every place you park I expect most EVs will do OK even in freezing temperatures.
Tuesday 16th January 2024 15:36 GMT
Superchargers along Interstates make many roadtrips an EV pleasure
I agree. If you can use the Tesla Supercharger network, long trips in summer are no problem. Once you get away from the Interstate system, there are still plenty of routes where Superchargers are thin on the ground and you may need to plan your route carefully. I think driver satisfaction for these Robert Frost fans will depend on whether this kind of navigation puzzle is a joy or a torment.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
