Intel's not lagging behind much; it just looks that way because Samsung and TSMC define their feature sizes differently.
Their 10nm process is comparable to Intel's 14nm process, etc.
Both will run out of steam at about the same point -- Intel's 5nm, and Samsung/TSMC's 3nm, will likely be the last process shrink.
I got a PAUSE account!
As of today I am "TTKCIAR" at pause.perl.org, a full-fledged member of the open source perl community, and capable of contributing software to CPAN, the central repository of perl modules, for others to download and use! Exciting day!
I have a bunch of code to contribute too
This isn't precisely a pc on a chip (the core is MIPS-based), but Microchip's PIC32 offerings gives you a fully 32-bit processor with integrated RAM, ROM, and some peripherals for about $5 per unit. Perhaps not useful if you need x86, but plenty useful if you just want to compile and run ANSI-C applications (GCC has an appropriate MIPS target).
2006-11-14: More Minor Jibber-Jabber
These Are Minor Journal Entries so don't expect too much from them, 'k?
2006-11-14: That Went Well, and Hey PVM!
2006-11-12: Here Comes The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss
These Are Minor Journal Entries so don't expect too much from them, 'k?
2006-11-11: Yet Another Critter (Sorta)
My wife really loves me! I know this because she caught a big, nasty spider and gave it to me, even though she fears big, nasty spiders. (I mean, really and truly fears -- she isn't your stereotypical girlie female most ways, but when a spider emerges from the dark corners of her critter-room she screams and has me come in to dispose of it!)
And now for something a little different..
Last saturday I had a chat with a long-distance friend who says I don't write enough in my journal. This wasn't exacly news to me, but he said something interesting. When I observed that most days there isn't much more to my life than "woke up, worked hard, came home late, went to bed way too late", he replied that that was okay, he'd like to read it.
Gaaah! Too long since last journal entry!
Six months, and no journal entry
Chronicles of The Beast, Part One
General Rant
Lots has happened
Work! Work is familiar territory. I spend enough time there. I will start there.
Minor Life Notes, 2006-01-07
My mouth is finally starting to heal up, again, after this, the third surgery in two months
ARRRRRRRRGH, take two
I woke up this morning around 5am to absolutely excruciating mouth pain. I stumbled into the main room and thought I only took two fioracet and went back to bed, but when cobalt woke me up to take her to her morning MRI I was extremely stumbly. My balance was off, I was very clumsy, and my speech was slurred. It's a miracle I got us there without killing us.
ARRRRRRRRGH
About two months ago I had my wisdom teeth extracted. A month later, my right jawbone emerged from my gums. Apparently this happens sometimes, when the gums shrink faster than the healing jawbone. It was painful, but I got through it.
The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.
