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A collection of musings on deeply technical topics distilled through the lens of contemporary cultural analogies
IPC is to CPU% What Milk is to Cinnamon Toast Crunch
I can’t be in the same room with a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I’ll devour an entire box in one sitting. This wasn’t always the case. I hadn’t had a bowl of cereal since childhood. . . until the
Memory Access Patterns and New Year’s Resolutions
“This is it – this is the year when I’m finally gonna do it!”, millions of optimists vowed while preening in front of a bathroom mirror on the morning of Jan. 1st. Yes, many of us use this time of
Festivus Airing of Grievances: My Performance Pet Peeves
“Welcome, newcomers. The tradition of Festivus begins with the airing of grievances. I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you’re gonna hear about it!” Frank Costanza from SEINFELD Holiday season is finally upon us! A time
TLB Shootdowns: How To Deter or Disarm Them
This month marks the 140th Anniversary of the “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” between the Earps and the Cowboys. Legend has it this conflict started from the outlaws’ violation of a city ordinance to hand over firearms while inside city
Cache Ping Pong: Crack Down on Unsanctioned Games
The late Kimbo Slice gained initial fame beating up rival tough guys in backyard brawls in the early aughts. Current UFC star Jorge Masvidal’s career launched in a similar fashion. Millions have enjoyed watching their street fight videos over the
Noisy Neighbor Effect: How to Manage It
Maybe you’re in your dorm room studying for mid-terms while there’s a loud party going on next door. Or you’re a homeowner on the brink of rocking your newborn to sleep when the dysfunctional couple next door decides to take
Game of Low Latency
As a kid I might’ve been willing to fight you for criticizing any Bruce Lee movie. As an adult with a more refined fanaticism, I can now admit that his final film, Game of Death, sucks. In Lee’s defense, though,
Intel DDIO: A VIP Pass to Skip the Line
“There are never any shortcuts, and anyone who tells you there’s a shortcut is blowing smoke.” — Malcolm Gladwell (Journalist & Author) “Malcolm Gladwell says it takes 10,000 hours to master something. This is [nonsense]. Total, utter [nonsense].” — James