by Robin Harris | Friday, March 11, 2016 | Off-Topic |
I’ve been a fan of RRAM – resistive random access memory – for years. It is much superior to NAND flash as a storage medium, except for cost, density and industry production capacity. Hey, you can’t have everything! But Crossbar announced today...
by Robin Harris | Friday, March 11, 2016 | Cloud computing & storage, Information Management, Off-Topic |
Persistent digital storage is an absolute requirement for a persisting digital civilization – and I remain concerned that with the exception of M-disc we don’t have digital media with a 500 year life. But I also take a broader view of storage, including...
by Robin Harris | Monday, January 18, 2016 | Hike blogging, Off-Topic |
Dial-a-climate People are often surprised to learn that it snows in Arizona. While much of state is low Sonoran desert – it rarely gets below freezing in Phoenix – altitude is the primary determinant of climate in Arizona. That’s why it can be...
by Robin Harris | Monday, January 18, 2016 | Off-Topic |
In Economic Inequality, Paul Graham – of Ycombinator fame – posted an astonishingly naive essay on income inequality. While many others have written take-downs (see here and here, of Mr. Graham’s factual and logical flaws, there’s another that...
by Robin Harris | Sunday, January 3, 2016 | Hike blogging, Off-Topic |
I was under the weather for much of November and taking it slow in December. But for the new year I took a couple of short hikes of 2-3 miles. On the 31st I parked on Chapel Road and walked the Chapel Trail. The spires in this picture are the Two Nuns. The Chapel in...
by Robin Harris | Thursday, September 24, 2015 | Hike blogging, Off-Topic |
Fall is finally starting in the high desert. October is a wonderful month for a visit. This picture, taken from near the top of the Cibola trail, imperfectly captures one of my favorite views. Several vertical rocks and spires create a tense, 3D arrangement of...
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