[Blackpool] Cheap Chinese dross
Stuart Naylor
stuartiannaylor at thursbygarden.org
Thu Feb 27 15:58:21 UTC 2014
Dunno how attachments go through mail man?
I purchased one of these before xmas.
Unit Price is USD240/set for V5-i3(Intel Core i3 M370 2.4GHz CPU) with 4GB DDR3, 128GB SSD, WIFI and NO O/S.
The Shipping Cost by China Post Air Parcel(10~60days) for 5sets to United Kingdom is USD185; by Fedex(within 5 days) is USD140.
Really rather good, especially for customers on volume licensing or open source.
Its just a mini-itx with what is essentially a laptop motherboard in it.
Wasn't amazing but price wise it knocks the pants off anything such as Zotac or Shuttle can provide.
Also being a bit of a tree hugger the 25 watt it pulls is tiny.
I might try and borrow the one I got on someones behalf and bring it in one time. It works and doesn't crash constantly.
It needs to be flat though.
Thought I would just share.
Also when it comes to tablets there is one work and its Rokchip if its got an RK3066 or the quad RK3188 I recomend them and the build quality with Pipo is really good.
There was a time when it was cheap Chinese dross but the majority is rather good and quite stylish and functional nowadays.
Stuart
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> 1. MFS Meeting. Tue, 18 Mar. Talk: "The GNU Compiler Collection:
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> From: Michael Dorrington <michael.dorrington at member.fsf.org <mailto:michael.dorrington at member.fsf.org> >
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> Subject: [Blackpool] MFS Meeting. Tue, 18 Mar. Talk: "The GNU Compiler
> Collection: How to Use, Port and Upstream the World's Most Widely Used
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> * Event: Manchester Free Software's March Meeting
> * Talk: The GNU Compiler Collection:
> How to Use, Port and Upstream the World's
> Most Widely Used Tool Chain
> * Speaker: Dr Jeremy Bennett (Embecosm)
> (and Joern Rennecke (Embecosm) for Q&A)
>
> * Date: Tuesday, 18th March 2014 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
> * Start time: 19:00
> * Finish time: 20:30 (and then on for drinks)
>
> * Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory).
> - http://madlab.org.uk <http://madlab.org.uk> /
> * Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN.
> - Opposite "Common" on Edge Street, Northern Quarter.
> - http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/53.48413/-2.23639 <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/53.48413/-2.23639>
>
> Details
> -------
> The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software
> philosophy.
>
> This meeting will be a talk with Q&A.
>
> "The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is 28 years old this year.
> Originally a C compiler, it now handles many languages (8 in the
> official distribution) and has been ported to many architectures (nearly
> 50 in the official distribution). Alongside the compiler are low level
> binary utilities (assembler, disassembler, linker, profiler, etc.) and a
> source level debugger (GDB). At 5 million lines of code, GCC is the
> third largest program in any GNU/Linux system.
>
> In this talk we'll look at how to best use the tool chain. Starting
> with official distributions, we'll look at what is needed to build your
> own version from source code. We'll then explore what it takes to
> modify the tool chain, to port it to a new architecture, to test it, and
> ultimately to have your code accepted into the official FSF distribution.
>
> We'll also look at some of the more unusual uses of the tool chain. Its
> porting to new chips during the design phase to test the hardware design
> before spinning silicon. How approaches such as iterative compilation
> and genetic algorithms can double performance compared to -O3. And
> finally how compilers can use machine learning to work out the best
> optimizations for your program and even optimize for energy efficiency.
>
> Throughout the talks we'll use practical examples from both native
> compilers (for Intel and ARM) and for cross compilers (such as Atmel AVR
> and Adapteva Epiphany). We'll also demonstrate the low cost free
> hardware energy measurement board used to optimize for energy efficiency."
>
> Speakers
> --------
> "Dr Jeremy Bennett is Chief Executive of Embecosm, an free/libre and
> open source software consultancy specializing in tool chain development
> and silicon chip modelling. A former academic he is author of
> "Introduction to Compiling Techniques" (McGraw-Hill 1990, 1995, 2003).
>
> Joern Rennecke, who leads GCC development for Embecosm, will take
> questions at the end of the talk. Joern is one of the leading
> developers of GCC, a project to which he has been contributing for
> nearly 20 years. He has been responsible for the Renesas SH, OpenRISC
> 1000, Synopsys ARC ports and most recently has been developing the Atmel
> AVR and Adapteva Epiphany implementations.
>
> Embecosm are currently hiring both trainee and experienced compiler
> developers. Details at http://www.embecosm.com/careers <http://www.embecosm.com/careers> /."
>
> After-meeting
> -------------
> The meeting will be followed by informal discussion and socialising in
> the bar opposite, Common <http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/> <http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/>> ;. There
> are soft drinks available and there is no pressure to consume alcohol.
>
> Location
> --------
> The meeting will take place at the usual venue of Madlab, details above.
> Ring the bell beside the door to be let in. The venue provides wifi.
>
> Parking
> -------
> Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero cost
> after 8pm on Tuesday so you will have to pay up until then and the
> maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY ALL THIS on parking.
>
> There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue
> P in this OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365>> ;. Most of those
> parking lots are owned by NCP <http://www.ncp.co.uk/> <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>> ;.
>
> If you can?t decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale
> <http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx> <http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>> ;.
>
> Public Transport
> ----------------
> Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram and bus station,
> and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to Madlab,see
> OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365>> ;.
>
> Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach
> Station are not too far away either.
>
> More Information
> ----------------
> Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the
> Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet
> <http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester> <http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester>> ;.
>
> Regards,
> Mike.
>
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