Unfortunately it’s still timing out :(

Should work now. apache was getting freaked out.

Yup it works, thanks!

Honestly it's in the eyes of the beholder; there is no meaning to any of it except that which we assign. What I believe strongly in may seem meaningless to you. I realize this is probably an annoying answer so here's a comic that capture's how I feel:

https://zenpencils.com/comic/148-stanley-kubrick-answers-a-q...

Thank you very much for sharing that comic.

One solution would to be to buy this: https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Art-Electronics-Hands-Course...

And this https://www.digikey.com/en/resources/edu/harvard-lab-kit (BOM's with all the components needed by the book)

Highly doubt that any proper silicon fix is going to be out this year. Silicon validation is no joke, so I’d expect 3years before speculation issues are fixed properly. I think the new fixes will be in microcode instead

It depends on the complexity of the fixes. We're probably not talking additional instructions here, only some smaller microarchitectural changes (at least for Meltdown), which could conceivably take only 6-9 months to put into production after design.

I wouldn't expect anything before Q3, but Q3 or Q4 shipping does seem plausible.

The worst case is when they manage to fix Spectre/Meltdown but then introduce a bunch of other errata in the process because they rushed it. The errata lists for modern processors are already disturbingly long, and this is for things that aren't "merely" timing side-channels but actual "not as designed" defects.

Sorry for asking, what is Silicon Validation? and how it is related to Meltdown, Spectre?

Simulating and testing the design. You generally don't want to spend millions of dollars on a semiconductor mask set unless you're sure the design will work correctly.

This part usually takes longer than the actual logic design and transistor layout phases.

> You generally don't want to spend millions of dollars on a semiconductor mask set unless you're sure the design will work correctly.

For varying levels of sure, given recent history.

I don't know the semi-conductor specifics... but it's a broad engineering concept.

Validation: Does the thing you designed actually do what it's supposed to do?

And the related concept,

Verification: Is the thing you build (and deliver) actually what you designed?

Great write up and very well done!

OMG That movie just went on and on...

Also got to say Al Pacino is so insufferable. De Niro was excellent though. My favorite scene is the end in stand up guys (also Pacino is far more mellow and tolerable in that one)

I prefer to put elon@tesla.com. Hopefully it'll incentivize them to stop this crap

> H1-B is designed to just be a pool to temporarily fill labor shortages in the US. It's not intended to be the path for PR hence why it's admittedly arbitrary.

I think that is incorrect. It is expected for F-1 students to move to an H1-B (which allows intent to immigrate) and then move to PR (usually via an EB)

It's not set up that way. It's only easier by virtue of already living in the US and having qualifications gained in the US system.

Not really, Apple is sourcing exclusively from Samsung based on rumors. It's the FaceID module production that's causing supply constraints.

One of their antenna vendors was/is having issues also.

Nice, does this get rid of the shitty AI for the janitor? I can't tell you how annoying it is to watch them do everything except clean the damn puke and trash of the path.

You can turn off mowing the lawn which will keep them on barf duty unless you have a giant flower garden in their work zone. It's pretty much necessary if you have a coaster with a moderate or higher puke value in the park.

Also don't forget that you can put bathrooms near the exit of an upchuck inducing ride to keep the paths a little cleaner.

would add a nice dynamic if their job performance was based on how much they were paid and if you could fire the underperformers.