(from 2010) I write an email to a CS Prof. asking if they have any followup work on some nice OS measurement research they published
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Green energy and smart devices
We’re starting to see a confluence between IT and energy that will change both industries. A windmill power data center is an interesting data point.
Read morethe elusive open source business model
In some cases, dominant technology companies have used open-source projects as pawns. Google, for example, has needled Microsoft by providing financial support to the nonprofit
Read moreThe ridiculous GPL-only tagging of Linux
Imagine that you release software under a license that is primarily concerned with making sure that modifiable source code is available to all and that
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The ALMA team has released ACS 8.0 on Red Hat 4.4, downgrading the Linux version from the foreseen 5.2 version. This choice, with the consequent
Read moreMontavista f-f-fades away
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwire – 11/10/09) – Cavium Networks (NASDAQ:CAVM – News), a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking,
Read moreParallelism and multicore
The goal of modern processor chip design has changed from optimizing various speed/price/heat tradeoffs for applications to finding excuses for dumping more transistors into the
Read moreMore China Manufacturing
I linked to this already, but it’s too good not to copy this para In a sense, I feel like the shanzhai are brethren of
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A couple of fascinating posts on Shenzen small manufacturing. Significantly, they do not just produce copycat phones. They make original design phones as well, as
Read moreWind Power slowdown in Germany
The idea that Germany is playing catch-up with Europe’s most promising strategy for renewable energy is jarring. This is Germany, after all, the country that
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