Our flight out of San Fran got delayed on Friday due to weather issues, thus forcing us to miss our connection. The airline offered us to fly later Friday night or leave another day, so we decided to leave on Sunday and spend the weekend with family in Walnut Creek. The weekend was a lot of fun, I got some work done but it was nice to bond with my new family outside of brief interactions at the wedding. Vinney and I both come from very large families, so the combining of the two means that I'm even more overwhelmed by the number of people and their relations than I was before. A much larger portion of Vinney's family is here in the states, whereas the vast majority of my family is still back in India/Iran or in other parts of the world.
IDF was quite refreshing for me for a couple of reasons:
1) Vinney was with me, it was the first IDF where I was truly happy and felt at home rather than feeling like I was busying myself to escape from home.
2) It actually got me excited about the industry moving forward, for the longest time I felt that we had been in a bit of a performance rut with no clear way out. Although the landscape will most definitely change going forward, the technology and the demand for performance will undoubtedly increase even greater than it has in the past. The period we're in now is much more of a transitional time, but the period we're heading towards is going to be an even bigger deal than the 3D revolution of the mid to late 1990s.
3) Intel was more open than I expected about their future projects, they still didn't disclose everything on the menu but they did a lot more than they have in years past. Intel definitely presented a side of the company that looked like they had their act together.
Now I don't believe Intel is going to make a return to the king of performance anytime soon, and I think AMD will continue to do extremely well and may hold on to the enthusiast approval for quite some time, but as for the direction that Intel is heading - I think it makes sense.
I'm playing catchup all day today, but once I get my schedule back in line I will give you all an update on what's coming down the pipe.
Take care.
IDF was quite refreshing for me for a couple of reasons:
1) Vinney was with me, it was the first IDF where I was truly happy and felt at home rather than feeling like I was busying myself to escape from home.
2) It actually got me excited about the industry moving forward, for the longest time I felt that we had been in a bit of a performance rut with no clear way out. Although the landscape will most definitely change going forward, the technology and the demand for performance will undoubtedly increase even greater than it has in the past. The period we're in now is much more of a transitional time, but the period we're heading towards is going to be an even bigger deal than the 3D revolution of the mid to late 1990s.
3) Intel was more open than I expected about their future projects, they still didn't disclose everything on the menu but they did a lot more than they have in years past. Intel definitely presented a side of the company that looked like they had their act together.
Now I don't believe Intel is going to make a return to the king of performance anytime soon, and I think AMD will continue to do extremely well and may hold on to the enthusiast approval for quite some time, but as for the direction that Intel is heading - I think it makes sense.
I'm playing catchup all day today, but once I get my schedule back in line I will give you all an update on what's coming down the pipe.
Take care.
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James - Sunday, March 20, 2005 - link
Don't you really wish you had a ban feature on here? :)bystander - Friday, March 18, 2005 - link
What is "BLAH-Gee"? Who's Anand? Who humped Anand? Is Rick really Ghey? ... Is Anand Ghey? Then i know who humped Anand... :DRick RULES!!! - Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - link
When you say "blog" don't you really mean "BLAH-G"?Stop it Rick! - Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - link
Rick,You are obviously superior to all of the morons that actually read Anand's ego-stroking blog entries. Just cut it out, dude. So what if Anand writes at a third grade level and has delusions of grandeur. Is that so wrong? Really. Enough is enough.
Love,
Rick
Anand - Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - link
Anand's Log, Stardate March 16th, 2005:Blah, blah, blah, blah.... I am great... blah, blah... I have excellent ideas and am way ahead of my time... blah.. blah... I have never had sex with an actual woman... blah, blah...
THAT'S RIGHT! RICK LIVES! WOO-HOO!!! I GOT YOUR HARDWARE RIGHT HERE, BIZNATCHES!!!
Rick's mother - Sunday, March 13, 2005 - link
Rick, it's over, you lost.AnandTech Fan - Sunday, March 13, 2005 - link
#15 and #16: Are you guys stupid or what?Rick is ghey - Sunday, March 13, 2005 - link
Stop posting, you're worthless.I humped Anand - Friday, March 11, 2005 - link
I agree with #12. AnandTech fan is a moron.AnandTech Fan - Friday, March 11, 2005 - link
I agree with #12. Rick is a bitch.