Monthly Archives: April 2008

operating systems are harder than quantum physics

Posted on April 16, 2008 by admin

Went to hear Tilak Agerwala talk on the “Future of Data Centers” and was struck again by the way in which system developers and chip architects find solving problems like quantum power leakage and manufacturing devices with 100 angstrom feature … Continue reading →

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clouds versus pcs

Posted on April 13, 2008 by admin

George Gilder had an article in Wired on data centers as clouds. My instinct is to dismiss anything Gilder writes because of his track record of wacky ideas (e.g. feminism is destroying civilization and supply side economics makes sense). But, … Continue reading →

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linux kernel

Posted on April 6, 2008 by admin

From LinuxDevices Every Linux kernel is being developed by nearly 1,000 developers, working for more than 100 corporations. An average of 3,621 lines of code are added to the kernel tree every day. A new kernel is released approximately every … Continue reading →

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