• Miracle cures Berkeley man of Itanic wickedness

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    Praise the Lord! A miracle has taken place in nearby Berkeley.

    A fortnight ago UCB grad student Nick Weaver explained to us in some detail the deficiencies of the IA-64 architecture. He’s teaching some classes, and one caught our eye: entitled “Voyage of the Itanic”.

    “Itanic describes the architecture very well,” he told us. The class, which is scheduled for next week, was going to describe how a bright idea went horribly wrong.

    Only Nick has had undergone a conversion. … Read More

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