Justin Tyler Wiley

“But when the memory controller moves back onto the CPU die and takes the GPU with it, that’s going to give an instant, one-time boost to the overall platform’s performance and efficiency. In the case of both Intel and AMD, this boost should be large enough that, if you can hold off on your next laptop upgrade until next year, you should. These kinds of discontinuities, where a major, disruptive repartitioning of the standard system architecture drives a one-off performance boost, are quite rare. They’re worth holding out for if you can manage it.”

The oil continues to flow, and it does not bode well for life in the Gulf.  Based on studies at UNC of the Exxon Valdez in 2003, “…environmental consequences of the Exxon Valdez oil spill went far beyond the more than 250,000 seabirds, thousands of marine mammals and countless numbers of other coastal marine organisms killed in the first days, weeks and months.”

Come one, come all to the new Chapel Hill / Durham Peace Corps Meetup group!  I’m not sure what direction the group will take, but I’m definitely excited to meet some other volunteers, and folks interested in volunteering.

Are Autism and Fraqile X Syndrome reversable?

“Dozens of academic labs across the globe have since shown that small molecules designed to block the activity of mGluR5 have the same effect, reducing abnormalities in mice with the fragile X mutation. Those abnormalities include seizures, atypical rates of protein synthesis, and other molecular glitches…”These compounds have made remarkable changes in animal models of fragile X, rescuing abnormal synaptic connections,” says Hagerman. “We’re very hopeful it will do the same for humans.”

“HealthCampRDU aims to be a highly-collaborative, day-long conference with a focus on issues and opportunities related to the changing face of healthcare.”

Mobile Health “Augmented Reality” Workshop, May 26

“After nearly 20 years behind closed doors in research labs, Augmented Reality is taking shape as the next major wave of Internet innovation, overlaying and infusing the physical world with digital media, information, and experiences. At IFTF, we already know that mobile technologies are changing the way we interact with our health today—and we believe that Augmented Reality will furher transform this interaction by enabling us to see and envision, in real time, the full impact of our health and lifestyle choices.”

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