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That is what I have always heard in engineering school. FTP transfers replaced the magnetic tape.

What are they referring to with the phrase "open source microcontroller"? I must spend too much time with ARM cortex parts, I had no idea there are popular open cores.

Why not? It will be in the social security death index.

SEEKING WORK - Philadelphia, PA and remote Web related: PHP, jQuery using the Horde Application Framework and Drupal Application development in C, C++ and VB.NET Database: MySQL, P…

Why are math departments still around? My engineering professors insisted on teaching probability and linear algebra.

I can't wait until Facebook issues a press release instructing people to not log in as their parents when said parents are unable to change their profile picture or other basic tas…

Achronix has been in partnership with Intel for over a year: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870447790457558... http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4210263/Intel-t…

php-pear dark magic is nothing compared to installing the framework libraries from git! The pear.horde.org instructions fail to mention that you must install horde/Horde_Role befor…

Have you tried Horde 4? It is much better than version 3 and is not affected by this issue.

Sure, but now phones generate other revenue than just the service contract. You don't think phone manufacturers would want some of that?

Perhaps the market will change to be more like the console market, where the hardware is sold at a loss in exchange for future revenue from other sources. I would look for phone ma…

Notes on Philadelphia: Most photos on the regional rail lines are by locals, even on the northeast corridor. Tourists in Fairmount park are not making it much further than the zoo …

Funny thing, once you start emailing a google recruiter to set up an interview the ads definitely change.

They get to keep their money for a rainy day, or put more money into projects than if they just used their own. All they have to do it make more than ~ 3.7% using the money in the …

The interest rate was very low. Who wouldn't take nearly free money to play with?

The U.S. government has paperwork hoops to jump which takes time. I believe you need to get on the GSA schedule in order for departments to be able to purchase your products or ser…

Ahh yes, if everyone does it, it must be ok.

Reminds me of Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics found at: http://britneyspears.ac/lasers.htm Sadly said guide to semiconductor physics provided better information than…

So after years of buying the cheapest computers (cell phones and tablets), people will want to pay more for a name brand processor?

People no longer care that there is "Intel Inside" when it comes to cell phones and tablets, the fastest growing markets. Sure, the Intel/AMD chip will support all of the x86 bagga…

Your carbon based jokes are fantastic.

I try to comment on only things in the newest section. Inevitably, someone has already made a similar comment on front page items. This strategy and sporadic commenting keep my kar…

The author barely acknowledges the difference between the value of a device to you the consumer as software is added, and the value of the device in the marketplace. Consumer elect…

As a matter of fact, yes and I found them to be both adequate. The university I attended (USA based) sends freshman overseas during spring break for a ridiculously small amount of …