You saw this coming but have no idea of the history behind microcode patches?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
The microcode feature is there to help you, not enslave you. Silicon is forever. Patching it on your desktop after the fact is a god-send.
Learn some history before you claim to have predicted the future.
It's good to know that servers, ATMs, IoT devices are all immune from security exploits because they don't have web browsers on them. Phew!
Are you talking about burst performance or sustained performance? Single threaded or multi-threaded? Is the workload saturating the CPU(s) or does it include idle time?
This can't be boiled down to a single number.
The performance would be EVEN better if you did a lot of things. Building a laptop is all about compromise. The author has no clue about what that takes and just assumes everything can always be "better".
Perhaps laptop vendors think it's a better idea to put in a throttled fast processor than a full-speed slower processor.
Throwing a hissy-fit over a single datapoint without any realistic discussion of what the options are is, as I said, drivel.
Worth noting this guy doesn't compare the performance of the different generations of laptops. He's just assuming any form of throttling must be a step backwards. You couldn't possibly have a company like Intel trying to over-spec the parts they sell.
Also missing, a discussion of how large a battery you need in your laptop to run at 60 Watts for however long the guy wants his battery to last for. Not to mention, compensating for heat dissipation and the size of the heat sinks you need.
If you need performance, you need a desktop. It's simple physics.
I'd lol if people asked him to step down
i guess pretty soon every kiddy fiddler and other person who is into indecent assault will be working for the TSA, paid for by the US government. Great work.
Seriously, a hack at a betting company? What are the odds?!
Given that Ethereum has had a centralized hard-fork and bitcoin has had a mining pool over 50% control, your faith in those coins seems very misplaced...
That'd be a catchy new name for Apple's first foray into the ad business!
So are you willfully ignorant of the whole contract violation part that Cambridge Analytica engaged in that the others didn't? Or are you just that clueless?
Offensive or not, that deserves to be removed based on it being just plain lame.
A Tesla will happily drive you into a stopped fire truck, or a turning semi trailer, or a freeway divider while you're driving at full speed. So yes, it's actively instigating accidents that humans are pretty good at avoiding. See google.
I'm a huge fan of Tesla, but their autopilot scheme is a farce.
A *LOT* of policy makes much more sense when you look at the reality of the voter pools.
God forbid a democracy take into account the will of the voters!
So how much has Space X saved already by not junking that may rockets?
This restaurant was advertising breakfast any time. So I ordered french toast in the renaissance. - Steven Wright, comedian
