Ron Cline
@roncline33.bsky.social
50 Years of Moore's Law
-- Retired from bleeding edge silicon design.
-- Retired from bleeding edge silicon design.
The man and the people around him have no class. And I say this as one whose mother was raised on a homestead in eastern Colorado.
December 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The man and the people around him have no class. And I say this as one whose mother was raised on a homestead in eastern Colorado.
Probably something about how Arthur's Civil Service reforms led to the Deep State.
December 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Probably something about how Arthur's Civil Service reforms led to the Deep State.
I'd like to know who the whale donors are who are pressuring the management.
December 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I'd like to know who the whale donors are who are pressuring the management.
I'd like to know if they have a contingency plan such as in the hinted in the comments, or are they "all-in" internally on the real existence of politically subversive plots? They'll probably find connections to the CIA -- but not to Politico, The NY Times ... nor the Atlantic.
December 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I'd like to know if they have a contingency plan such as in the hinted in the comments, or are they "all-in" internally on the real existence of politically subversive plots? They'll probably find connections to the CIA -- but not to Politico, The NY Times ... nor the Atlantic.
Went to "Silicon Valley" in '71 right out of school with BS. 8:1 ratio of company president's to my starting salary.
December 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Went to "Silicon Valley" in '71 right out of school with BS. 8:1 ratio of company president's to my starting salary.
Remember (area code)555-1212 ?
December 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Remember (area code)555-1212 ?
How deep are his pockets?
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
How deep are his pockets?
I believe you're right. But the question will be repeated every time the clip is shown ... that's all that's needed for the Jenga tower to collapse.
December 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I believe you're right. But the question will be repeated every time the clip is shown ... that's all that's needed for the Jenga tower to collapse.
I know it takes gumption, and perhaps a fallback job, but when will a reporter ask him to explain what it means for a $100 prescription to be reduced by 200%?
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I know it takes gumption, and perhaps a fallback job, but when will a reporter ask him to explain what it means for a $100 prescription to be reduced by 200%?
I don't quite follow. Do these empty cars have to be moving to count?
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I don't quite follow. Do these empty cars have to be moving to count?
I'll wait for door #3.
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I'll wait for door #3.
To this silicon retired designer, these divergent PFC frequencies are directly analogous to the q and q-bar signals in the arbitration latch in a digital system. I'm very interested in any potential or ongoing studies of the bifurcation decision delay dynamics of these frequency shifts. See:
Cline, Ron - An Evolutionary Rationale
YouTube video by TSC - The Science of Consciousness Conference
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November 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
To this silicon retired designer, these divergent PFC frequencies are directly analogous to the q and q-bar signals in the arbitration latch in a digital system. I'm very interested in any potential or ongoing studies of the bifurcation decision delay dynamics of these frequency shifts. See:
There will be a name for this particular time in history. The future won't be kind.
November 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
There will be a name for this particular time in history. The future won't be kind.
This really got to me. The banality of it all ... and they don't realize (yet) that the AI re-writes will also be a part of family history.
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This really got to me. The banality of it all ... and they don't realize (yet) that the AI re-writes will also be a part of family history.
I want to see a progressive mayor with clear-to-the-public goals, and tracking metrics implemented. And "what-ifs" internally anticipated. Although I don't live in Seattle, I know there are smart people there. I want to see success that people everywhere talk about.
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I want to see a progressive mayor with clear-to-the-public goals, and tracking metrics implemented. And "what-ifs" internally anticipated. Although I don't live in Seattle, I know there are smart people there. I want to see success that people everywhere talk about.
Had anyone played the flip-flopper card before in a campaign? I'd think that political ace could only be played once ... or did they not realize it would nuke the standard process?
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Had anyone played the flip-flopper card before in a campaign? I'd think that political ace could only be played once ... or did they not realize it would nuke the standard process?
Better be ready in that next movie to point "it" out. He'll remember.
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Better be ready in that next movie to point "it" out. He'll remember.
Hoist by their own petard.
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Hoist by their own petard.
In this 1-min clip, I simply see a proud father.
November 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In this 1-min clip, I simply see a proud father.
"The Grand Inquisitor" ... political version.
November 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
"The Grand Inquisitor" ... political version.
Good question. Nvidia makes the whole computer, not just the GPU chip. The complete circuit boards that stack into the tall racks that they deliver as single units. The rack just needs to plug into the system that's there (which Nvidia helped specify.) But long run -- you're right. 6-10 years?
November 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Good question. Nvidia makes the whole computer, not just the GPU chip. The complete circuit boards that stack into the tall racks that they deliver as single units. The rack just needs to plug into the system that's there (which Nvidia helped specify.) But long run -- you're right. 6-10 years?
The continued resupply was not explicit, but could be inferred by you and me. Some readers may have seen instead a tie-in between chips and infrastructure, meaning the data centers themselves would soon become obsolete.
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The continued resupply was not explicit, but could be inferred by you and me. Some readers may have seen instead a tie-in between chips and infrastructure, meaning the data centers themselves would soon become obsolete.