Author Archives: M. Eric Carr

Transistor Reliability

Posted on 2025-03-30 by M. Eric Carr

In order for modern CPUs to ever have a chance of working, transistors have to be insanely reliable. And then some. Continue reading →

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Mini Museum: Abacus

Posted on 2025-02-28 by M. Eric Carr

The abacus was one of the first computational devices invented. Here’s its history. Continue reading →

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We Have ChatGPT At Home

Posted on 2025-01-31 by M. Eric Carr

The recent release of DeepSeek-R1 has posed a challenge to the established players in the LLM scene. While it may not be quite as powerful as the latest OpenAI models, R1 has demonstrated “chain of thought” and “mixture of experts” … Continue reading →

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Running On Empty: Adventures in a Kia Niro EV

Posted on 2024-12-31 by M. Eric Carr

In which an unsuspecting rental Kia Niro EV is used off-label and taken on a thousand-mile road trip. Continue reading →

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