I mentioned the phobia against mere experimentation recently, but now I have some more fascinating glimpses into “peer review”. I have some theoretical work I’m
Read moreLinux descends into priority inheritance hell
The PI chain walk is implemented by the function rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain. The implementation has gone through several iterations, and has ended up with what we believe
Read moreState machines and circuits
The cross coupled latch is one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century State machine models of timing and circuit design
Read morePublic spirit of programmers
It’s sad to note that while Doctors/engineers/journalists/even-lawyers without borders are all organizations of people who help less developed nations, “programmers/software/etc” without borders refers to outsourcing.
Read moreBias in academic reviewing
EURYI applications were first submitted to the relevant national research councils, who could nominate a specific number of candidates. This selection cut the proportion of
Read moreComputer Science as a failed discipline
I write an email to a CS Prof. asking if they have any followup work on some nice OS measurement research they published a couple
Read moreAmory Lovins on smart engineering
Data centers show up around minute 24. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28RmpedUYLk&w=425&h=344]
Read moreSecurity for dummies – a lesson for smart grid
WASHINGTON — Militants in Iraq have used $26 off-the-shelf software to intercept live video feeds from U.S. Predator drones, potentially providing them with information they
Read moreFake Steve Jobs: “Then I hung up”
I stopped, then. There was nothing on the line. Silence. I said, Randall? He goes, Yeah, I’m here. I said, Does any of that make
Read moreGreen 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.
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