TWiT Throwback (Audio)

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  • Know How... 154: 3D XPoint, Bacteria Results, & PCIe SSD's

    Crazy fast memory, identify our bacteria colonies, and PCIe-attached SSD's.

    New, CRAZY-FAST Memory!

  • This past Tuesday, Intel and Micron unveiled a new memory technology they created called "3D XPoint"
  • It's a non-volatile (persistent) memory part that they say is 1,000x faster that current NAND (flash) memory, more dense than DRAM, and FAR more robust than SSDs.

    • Let's talk about the technology:

  • Cross-point array structure
  • A grid of parallel wires, perpendicular to each other, connect columns that are individual memory cells.
  • You can address any single cell by using the two wires that connect the top and bottom of that column
  • You can also STACK these columns on top of each other, creating a 3D grid of memory cells
  • Transistor-Less addressing
  • In a NAND or DRAM device, each cell requires a transistor. That transistor is responsible for setting the cell or on or off
  • In 3D X-Point, the "state" of a memory cell is not set by a transistor, but by the voltage sent down the two wires that connect that column.
  • This DRAMATICALLY decreases the complexity (size) of any given cell AND increases the speed
  • Speed!!!
  • The speed of 3D-Xpoint comes from a few advances
  • The lack of transistors: This decreases the latency of a state-switch
  • The Cross-Point Array Structure: Allows each cell to be addressed more quickly,
  • A fast-writing algorithm
  • Together, these two advances allow state switches 1000x faster than a NAND cell.
  • Longevity
  • In a NAND cell, a transistor pushes a charge into an insulated cell (a capacitor). Every time it does that, the insulator is slightly weakened. Over time, that cell will lose the ability to hold a sufficient charge to be read as a state.
  • In 3D XPoint, there is no insulator. The material of the column changes in a way that can be read. No capacitor = no real limit to the number of writes.

    • So what does this mean for us?

  • Bigger, Faster, more robust Storage!
  • It'll be initially connected through PCIe, because even conventional NAND has outstripped SATA
  • However, PCIe isn't even CLOSE to being able to stress the bandwidth limits of 3D XPoint"
  • a Revision 4 PCIe x16 can transfer 31.52 GBps, or almost 2GBps/per lane. (and we're JUST starting to get PCIe Revision 3... which can do almost 1GBps per lane)
  • New CPU/Chipsets/Motherboards
  • We'll need a new class of computer that can accommodate this new technology
  • Because it's WAY faster than a SSD, but still slower than high-speed DRAM, it might occupy an interesting position in future computer construction:
  • We could build systems that only have one type of memory (3D XPoint) that serves both as storage and system memory. (These would be systems that are built for tasks that don't require super-high-performance memory transfer speeds.)
  • We could also build hybrid systems that still have ultra-high-speed DRAM for system memory, that also uses non-volatile 3D XPoint for "NearCPU storage" and SSDs for "System Connected" storage
  • We could have a new class of ultra-efficient machines that can go in and out of low power states without having to save to/load from disk.
  • The tech should hit the market in 2016

    • Check our Bacteria!

    It's time to interpret our results

  • Check the Sterility control: If there are colonies in the SC plate, then we should throw out the experiment as the growth medium is assumed

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    These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/know-how/episodes/154

    Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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      • 1 hr 7 min
    • Tech News Today 1313: France Says: Censor! Google Says Non!

      Google refuses to follow France's order to censor the global Internet, President Obama orders federal agencies to create the fastest supercomputer ever, a Japanese home robot that's going all corporate on us, and more...

      Host: Mike Elgan

      Co-Host: Zoya Sheftalovich

      Guests: Klint Finley and Tom Risen

      Producer: Jason C. Cleanthes

      Technical Director: Jason C. Cleanthes

      Check out the full show notes for today's episode.

      Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.

      Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

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        • 42 min
      • Ham Nation 207: We Meet Fred Lloyd From QRZ.com!

        Where has Bob Heil been the past few shows? Real Event Drills with Gordon West, Don Wilbanks talks with young hams Kendra and Abbi Wilson and more!

        Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, Valerie Hotzfeld, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, and Amanda Alden

        Guests: Fred Lloyd, Kendra Wilson, and Abbi Wilson

        Technical Director: Bryan Burnett

        Editor: Victor Bognot

        Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation.

        Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme.

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          • 1 hr 21 min
        • Android App Arena 56: Replacement Calendars

          Hands-on reviews of Business Calendar 2, Cal, Boxer Calendar, and JustWatch.

          Host: Jason Howell

          Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/android-app-arena.

          Bandwidth for Android App Arena is provided by CacheFly.

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          • harrys.com promo code ARENA

            • 16 min
          • This Week in Google 311: Tubes of Fat
            New Voicemail Transcription For Google Voice And Project Fi Reduces Errors By 49%, Motorola unveils $399 Motorola X Style, OnePlus 2 hands on, StreetView cars start mapping pollution, and more.

            Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

            Guest: Kevin Marks

            Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google.

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              • 2 hr 7 min
            • Tech News 2Night 391: OnePlus Two Impressions

              Russell Holly from Android Central talks OnePlus Two, how to force Windows 10 update if you can't wait, what a Facebook status update is worth, United flight information has been hacked, Amazon at the touch of the button, and more...

              Host: Megan Morrone

              Guest: Russell Holly

              Producer: Jason C. Cleanthes

              Technical Director: Anthony Nielsen

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                • 16 min
              • iFive for the iPhone 153: Navigation Apps

                What is the best iOS navigation app? Megan looks at five GPS navigation apps including Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, Scout by Telenav and Here.

                Host: Megan Morrone

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                  • 11 min
                • Windows Weekly 424: Start Me Up
                  Today's Windows 10 day!, Windows 10 app store opening 7/29, Windows DVD Player is available, MS NYC flagship store is opening this fall, Office Mobile, Ninja cat madness, and audience Q & A.

                  Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Leo Laporte

                  Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly

                  Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com

                  Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com

                  Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

                  The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

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                    • 2 hr 25 min
                  • FLOSS Weekly 347: Talky

                    Today Randal and Guillermo talk to Bear and Peter Saint-Andre about Talky. Talky is open source software for group video chat, screen sharing, and more.

                    Hosts: Randal Schwartz and Guillermo Amaral

                    Guests: Bear and Peter Saint-Andre

                    Technical Director: John Slanina

                    Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly

                    Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this podcast and Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.

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                      • 1 hr 4 min

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