Lawl, nope, only saying that the cultural connotations of a neologism like "musclebook" will be with a) similar words like "muscle car" (which would then appeal to the demographic I pointed to, as I would include most muscle car enthusiasts in that group), and b) values and ideas traditionally (and largely still) coded as masculine in most western cultures - like muscles (and having (large/powerful) muscles), strength, machismo, competitions of strength, physical domination, etc.
The fact that they jumped to an implication you didn't make and then inaccurately labelled it as "sexist" suggests you *might* have gone over their head a little with your response, but bravo nonetheless xD
Heads-up, friend: your evident need to reply to a perceived attack that wasn't actually made (re-read the post you responded to - it doesn't say what you claim it did) with a personal anecdote *strongly* implies insecurity on your part to an unbiased observer.
I'd recommend brushing up on the logical differences between a limited observation and a claim about all members of a group.
It's a misspelling for Musselbook. Intel is marketing at bivalve molluscs all over the world in order to tap into an as yet unserved set of potential underwater customers.
Fascinating. Hypertrading only at core i9 level. It almost looks like Excavator! Why would they do that? A core i3, 4C/8T would not be so bad, but to go to 8 Threads I need to go up to core i7 ($323). Wow.
I imagine part of it is trying to segment the market further, and part of it is limiting liability for Spectre-style attacks based on the L1 cache-sharing inherent to their implementation.
I hadn't thought of that: good point. Still, this would mean that their most "vulnerable" (or perhaps "exposed" is a better term?) CPU are their top-of-the-line ones. For sure it is a bold move: if the Ryzen 3K series will really offer a minimum of 4C/8T, up to 8C/16T we could be in a situation where entry-level ryzen chips (<$100 price) could be competitive, in multi-threaded applications, with core-i7 grade chips. Given intel's IPC advantage, we could expect an equivalence core-i5/Ryzen 3, core i7/Ryzen 5, core i9/Ryzen 7. And if the Ryzen 9 (16C/32T) desktop part appears, it will trounce the high end. Exciting times ahead!
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Valantar - Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - link
Lawl, nope, only saying that the cultural connotations of a neologism like "musclebook" will be with a) similar words like "muscle car" (which would then appeal to the demographic I pointed to, as I would include most muscle car enthusiasts in that group), and b) values and ideas traditionally (and largely still) coded as masculine in most western cultures - like muscles (and having (large/powerful) muscles), strength, machismo, competitions of strength, physical domination, etc.Spunjji - Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - link
The fact that they jumped to an implication you didn't make and then inaccurately labelled it as "sexist" suggests you *might* have gone over their head a little with your response, but bravo nonetheless xDNWCherokee - Thursday, May 9, 2019 - link
You saying women can't be insecure and hypermasculine? :)Speedfriend - Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - link
So you have to be insecure to exercise and have muscles. In my personal experience, insecure people are the ones without muscles..Spunjji - Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - link
Heads-up, friend: your evident need to reply to a perceived attack that wasn't actually made (re-read the post you responded to - it doesn't say what you claim it did) with a personal anecdote *strongly* implies insecurity on your part to an unbiased observer.I'd recommend brushing up on the logical differences between a limited observation and a claim about all members of a group.
PeachNCream - Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - link
It's a misspelling for Musselbook. Intel is marketing at bivalve molluscs all over the world in order to tap into an as yet unserved set of potential underwater customers.futurepastnow - Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - link
No 6C/12T part for desktop? That seems like one of the sweet spots to me.yankeeDDL - Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - link
Fascinating. Hypertrading only at core i9 level. It almost looks like Excavator!Why would they do that? A core i3, 4C/8T would not be so bad, but to go to 8 Threads I need to go up to core i7 ($323). Wow.
GreenReaper - Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - link
I imagine part of it is trying to segment the market further, and part of it is limiting liability for Spectre-style attacks based on the L1 cache-sharing inherent to their implementation.yankeeDDL - Thursday, April 25, 2019 - link
I hadn't thought of that: good point.Still, this would mean that their most "vulnerable" (or perhaps "exposed" is a better term?) CPU are their top-of-the-line ones.
For sure it is a bold move: if the Ryzen 3K series will really offer a minimum of 4C/8T, up to 8C/16T we could be in a situation where entry-level ryzen chips (<$100 price) could be competitive, in multi-threaded applications, with core-i7 grade chips. Given intel's IPC advantage, we could expect an equivalence core-i5/Ryzen 3, core i7/Ryzen 5, core i9/Ryzen 7.
And if the Ryzen 9 (16C/32T) desktop part appears, it will trounce the high end. Exciting times ahead!