Category Archives: Current Events

Z80 End-Of-Life

Posted on 2024-04-29 by M. Eric Carr

Zilog has announced that the Z80 processor will go EOL. Almost fifty years is a pretty good run, for a CPU. Continue reading →

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Scary Smart

Posted on 2023-10-31 by M. Eric Carr

“Scary Smart” by Mo Gawdat, may be the most important book we ever write. Please go read it or listen to it. Continue reading →

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ChatGPT

Posted on 2022-12-17 by M. Eric Carr

With ChatGPT, the algorithms have learned to not only write working code, but accept constructive criticism and improve it, too. Continue reading →

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Moore’s Law

Posted on 2021-07-25 by M. Eric Carr

Flash drives were much larger — but much smaller — back in 2004. We’re living in a technology explosion. Continue reading →

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