The Hellscape Abides [44]

Ned takes a chance on RISC-V, Chris is entranced by ice, and Elon convinces a jury he's not malicious- just a moron.

Show Notes

The Hellscape Abides

Episode: 44 Published: 2/7/2023

RISC-V is a Safe Bet

• A good example provided by Stamford of RISC vs. CISC
• There are 81 integer operation instructions alone in the x86 spec
• Intel���s failed attempt to ditch the x86 instruction set with the RISC-based Itanium
• RISC-V is an open-source ISA
• You can view the entirety of the instruction set on GitHub right now
• The history of RISC-V’s inception is pretty interesting
• Debate on proprietary versus open instruction sets
• One such RISC-V company, covered by The Next Platform, is Ventana Micro Systems

Lightning Round

• Apple Looks To Release Even More Expensive Phone Options
• More Cloud Outages You Say? Microsoft Proves Me Right.
• Elon Musk Freed From One Lawsuit, Still Has The Other 80 To Deal With
• Advertising Company Google Now Offers Free Malware!
• You Think You Know About Ice, But You Have No Idea
• Developer Survey Confirms Devs Love Rust and Hate Going Anywhere

Intro and outro music by James Bellavance copyright 2022

What is Chaos Lever Podcast?

Chaos Lever examines emerging trends and new technology for the enterprise and beyond. Hosts Ned Bellavance and Chris Hayner examine the tech landscape through a skeptical lens based on over 40 combined years in the industry. Are we all doomed? Yes. Will the apocalypse be streamed on TikTok? Probably. Does Joni still love Chachi? Decidedly not.