Sunday, May 07, 2017

TED interview with Elon Musk

Elon Musk: The future we're building -- and boring | TED Talk | TED.com

The future we're building -- and boring | Elon Musk - YouTube



2-4 new "Gigafactories" to be announced later this year...

Intel Optane Memory (cache, 10x faster than SSD)

Intel Optane Memory 32GB Review - Faster Than Lightning | PC Perspective
"The big deal about Optane is that it uses XPoint Memory, which has fast-as-lightning (faster, actually) response times of less than 10 microseconds. Compare this to the fastest modern NAND flash at ~90 microseconds, and the differences are going to add up fast."View Full Size

Amazon.com: Intel Optane Memory Module 16 GB PCIe M.2 80mm MEMPEK1W016GAXT: Computers & Accessories
$54 (32GB: $76)
works only with 7th Gen Intel Corei3 processor and above

podcast: This Week in Computer Hardware 412 Opting for Optane