As systems with more than 64 logical CPU cores (aka threads) become common, it is important to understand some fundamental limitations of Windows. When Windows NT was conceived, a 64-bit bitmask was used to represent CPU affinities throughout the system. This seemed like plenty of bit space for the single-core CPUs in use at the […]
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I often make passing comments trying to downplay the hype surrounding Artificial Intelligence. This is because the hype has gotten so out of control that many people believe we are much further along than we actually are. It’s important to re-enter reality if we are to have honest conversations about this. It scares me that […]
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MANY years ago, the Linksys WRT54G was the most popular wireless router because it was easy to apply third-party firmwares to, such as OpenWrt (a fully-fleshed out linux distro for wireless routers!) or DD-WRT (a bit more ad-hoc, but does the job) , and extend functionality. Then the WRT54G v5 came and Linksys went to […]
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Long ago, I included an early version of ParkControl in Process Lasso – buried deep in it’s menus and rarely used. Ever since then, I’ve been trying to remove it, but get met with resistance when I do. Why would I remove it? Well, because it is now a distinct application, ParkControl. And it is 99% free. […]
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