Shane Parrish from The Knowledge Project talked with Marc Andreessen. It’s was an interesting discussion on how he thinks, and operates. Lots you can learn from this episode.
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This just might be the evolution of RAM and SSD, the combination of volatile RAM with non-volatile SSD.
Scientists at the Physics and Engineering Department of the UK’s Lancaster University described in a research paper (via Tom’s Hardware) a next-gen version of non-volatile RAM, aptly named UltraRAM, that could store files without being fed power yet harness the speed of DRAM. One day, this “best of both worlds” component could serve as both the storage and memory of a computer, which is why it is being dubbed a “universal” memory type.
This can become a universal memory type that will serve both the memory and storage of a computer. I’ll be interested to see how this works in a virtualized environment.
Link to ULTRARAM: A Low-Energy, High-Endurance, Compound-Semiconductor Memory on Silicon research paper.
A truly a remarkable achievement. The amount of engineering and technology that has gone into this telescope is amazing. I am looking forward to the pictures it sends back to earth. Congratulations to everyone involved.
#NASAWebb is fully deployed! 🎉
— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebb) January 8, 2022
With the successful deployment & latching of our last mirror wing, that's:
50 major deployments, complete.
178 pins, released.
20+ years of work, realized.
Next to #UnfoldTheUniverse: traveling out to our orbital destination of Lagrange point 2! pic.twitter.com/mDfmlaszzV
According to some new research, watching videos at 2x the speed can improve learning but within some limits.
First, the team assigned 231 student participants to watch two YouTube videos (one on real estate appraisals and the other on the Roman Empire) at normal speed, 1.5x speed, 2x speed or 2.5x speed. They were told to watch the videos in full screen mode and not to pause them or take any notes. After each video, the students took comprehension tests, which were repeated a week later. The results were clear: the 1.5x and 2x groups did just as well on the tests as those who’d watched the videos at normal speed, both immediately afterwards and one week on. Only at 2.5x was learning impaired.
I typically watch videos at 1.5x the speed so I can get through them faster, especially when studying for an exam. If you time your ‘watch time’ right, you can get some immediate benefits. Couple this with note taking and it should give you a nice boost.
VMworld is taking place on October 5–7, 2021 and will be online. I miss seeing and interacting with friends in person as I am sure you do as well. I also miss those moments of serendipity, especially when you run into someone who you have only met online, and you greet each other with a big smile. Let’s all hope that in 2022, we can go back to in-person events.
This year’s theme, “Imagine That,” encapsulates the breadth of opportunities that VMworld 2021 offers attendees to learn and connect. Attendees will learn about innovative new solutions, hear perspectives on multi-cloud challenges from industry experts and VMware executives, dive into educational and technical content, and engage with experts across the industry ecosystem.
I am always excited about attending VMworld keynotes. It’s in those keynotes when you get to hear about VMware’s vision and strategy. It looks like the learning tracks fall into these categories: App Modernization, Multicloud, Security, Networking, Edge, and End User Services.
In past years, usually the day before the official start of the conference, you would find different gatherings happening. That’s the benefit of getting to the conference a day before all the regular hustle. This is the best time to join smaller intimate events. This year is no different.
On October 4, VMware will host DevOps Loop at VMworld, a new collaborative, one-day event for DevOps practitioners to share and discuss how DevOps is evolving in a world of modern apps and Kubernetes.
DevOps Loop seems like an engaging idea, especially with the changing IT landscape of multicloud and Kubernetes. They have a lot of interesting speakers from Joe Beda, Michael Cote to Emily Freeman. This one-day event is geared toward DevOps engineers, platform operators, site-reliability engineers, application operators, and product owners, but anyone can benefit from registering and learning from the community. IT is changing, and this is a good way to stay informed and learn some new things.
Let me know if you will attend VMworld and what you are excited about learning. Will you be attending DevOps Loop? Let me know and Twitter and thanks for reading.
Source: VMware