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Recent
- The UNIX file system as a recursive function
- Apple’s A5 chip made in Austin
- Richard Stallman speaks
- Dennis Ritchie
- Droning on about computer security
- The multics file system
- Fukushima Robot Blog
- Sinking in too many layers
- Computer architecture, power, and PHP
- VCs bailing on signed term sheets
- American corporate management
- Apple’s Patents possibly covering android
- Computer Science 101
- Why computers are more and more devices for generating heat from electricity
- Dutch masters
Monthly Archives: July 2007
DRM and Trusted Boot: is Sili valley following Detroit?
The trend in standard processor boards is truly an example of the tail wagging the dog. Consumer demand for locking down their PCs to make them slower, more vulnerable to viruses, more expensive, and less capable, is not high. And … Continue reading
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Specifying the UNIX file system
The UNIX file system design is one of the most brilliant constructions in programming with a combination of conceptual simplicity, utility, and suitability for implementation that is hard to match. (Note: this last quality is something that is prized in … Continue reading
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