Posts by The last doughnut 425 publicly visible posts • joined 19 Apr 2011
Okay it may cost perhaps 50 million to develop the processor and a similar amount for the remaining hardware. But the lower power design means you can pack more of them in the same space (chip, board, box, rack, centre) so it becomes cheaper to operate. With the economies of scale they have it just works out better value for them.
Why else would they do it?
That's why I come to the comments section - endless uninformed comment.
The limiting factor with microprocessors is energy. It costs money to house, power and cool a server centre. Google have worked out they can build a better server centre more cost effectively if they move to an ARM-based server processor architecture. Yes they have the cash and organizational ability to do it. No they probably won't add any special sauce to the design - they are better off with a general purpose machine that they can put their clever software on.
I always thought the real reason for the ban was because mobile phones are not licensed for airborne use. The cellular system breaks down when mobiles are used high up, because each can communicate with far more cell basestations than a ground-based mobile can. This causes a lot of interference and effects large numbers of users over a large area.
I'm sure someone will downvote me for suggesting this.
Not to mention the twin evils of Excel and Project:
Excel - forces you to think inside a 2-D grid of boxes.
Project - forces managers to use an outdated and inflexible model of project management.
I used to wonder if MSofties used their own tools but increasingly I think they have been. I speak from experience as I have worked for a number of failing engineering companies throughout my career and they all used these software packages extensively!
Oh yeh I know I know its all done using very clever techniques and sensors and you actually use the internet for proper science stuff. I just wanted to make the point about childish nerds thinking they have any rights in the naming of celestial bodies, that was all.
Jeez I should check out replies to my comments more often :-)
Obviously there is a large shield between the brain and the sensors - we need to get rid of that first. Once the brain is exposed we can float some dry ice around there with some green and purple lighting should look good.
Presumably they couldn't get research funding unless they used WiFi in the title.
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