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The chips that power your personal computer – Intel’s overview

Holy electron beams, Batman! Chips on a reel, eh. Ever wonder about how computer chips (microprocessors) that power your personal computer are made? Well, if you’re curious for a high level overview, this PC World article includes a YouTube video by Intel (below) and some additional manufacturing videos for other products. PC World > “This… Continue reading The chips that power your personal computer – Intel’s overview

Spectre and Meltdown — Intel patches progress

Yesterday, PC World posted some articles regarding progress in the continuing Spectre and Meltdown saga. Intel quietly releases Spectre fixes for Haswell and Broadwell CPUs The fixed Spectre fixes are coming fast and furious now. Intel quietly pushed CPU firmware updates out for Haswell (4th-generation) and Broadwell (5th-generation) processors earlier this week, following in the… Continue reading Spectre and Meltdown — Intel patches progress

Spending for AI’s pot of gold – powering profit?4/26/2024
High hype … trippy chips … gooey guardrails … pending legislation … the electric grid … pay, pay, pay, payday … cloudy cloud forecasts … • Washington Post > “Big… Continue reading Spending for AI’s pot of gold – powering profit?
‘Nutrition’ labels for Internet services – better transparency?4/13/2024
Consumer transparency Examples: promo rates, monthly cost bumps after first year, extra charges for exceeding monthly data quota, “typical” Internet speed caveats. This is something that’s always bothered me about… Continue reading ‘Nutrition’ labels for Internet services – better transparency?
AI chatbot hallucinations – mind those P’s and Q’s4/1/2024
This is no joke! You’ve heard about this – whether AI chatbots mind their Ps and Qs. So, beware of nonsense. Statistically, how often do AI hallucinations happen? Yes, there’ll… Continue reading AI chatbot hallucinations – mind those P’s and Q’s
Apple’s M-Series security – promises ≠ perfection3/23/2024
“GoFetch” is in the tech news cycle this week. Hopefully you know whether you have an Apple M-Series Mac. The M-Series (aka Apple silicon) computers advanced better performance and energy… Continue reading Apple’s M-Series security – promises ≠ perfection
Big Tech’s rocking credos on the rocks – a love story2/28/2024
Some billionaires are bullies. But can they be bullied? Sure, in autocracies. But in the United States? Well … disrupting the so-called disrupters. As the song goes, “traveling twice the… Continue reading Big Tech’s rocking credos on the rocks – a love story

jph on Spending for AI’s pot of gold – powering profit?5/3/2024
Yeah, the dark side of the AI gold rush. It's all about rollout $speed$ (for whatever, eh) – with "an…
jph on Big Tech’s rocking credos on the rocks – a love story3/13/2024
Here's an alternate perspective on chronicling arcs of the tech elite (those on the stage) vs. sagas of the tech…
jph on Big Tech’s rocking credos on the rocks – a love story3/6/2024
Book tours ... This article talks about the "tension" – between former enchantment and current disenchantment – in Swisher's retrospective…
jph on AI chatbot subscriptions – worth $20 a month?2/24/2024
Oops, Gemini's not so advanced, eh. • PC Mag > "Google Pauses Gemini's Image Generation of People to Fix Historical…
jph on AI chatbot subscriptions – worth $20 a month?2/19/2024
What's the relationship between thinking -> technology -> comprehension (reasoning) -> writing and effective communication? To broader goals, both personal…