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Reorder buffer
(2024) Hadimlioglu, Ismail Alihan
Instruction pipelines: Processors execute instructions in a sequence of steps fetch, decode, execute, write back. In-Order Execution: Instructions progress through the pipeline one at a time, waiting for the previous instruction to finish before starting. Out-of-Order Execution: Instructions can be issued, executed, and completed out-of-order as long as there are no dependencies.
Memory hierarchy design
(2024) Hadimlioglu, Ismail Alihan
Introduction: What is Memory Hierarchy? A layered system for storing and accessing data in a computer, Organized based on speed, capacity, and cost
How to find truth online
(2024) Fisher, Sarah
This textbook is intended to be used as a guide or an instruction manual on the path to finding the truth. As such, it can be useful either in the classroom or in everyday life, as a helpful guidebook for use during your search for the truth online. This book is written in a way the allows for the reading of the entire volume, and I encourage you to read it in its entirety, although it can be read and applied in sections as well. The sections and assignments within each chapter are designed to be useful either in the order they are written, or they can be utilized as individual exercises or assessments to practice finding the truth online. In this book, we look at mass communication theory and apply examples from throughout history, to walk through how to search, find and hold on to truthful information found in the online realm. In the dizzying maze of online information today, it can be daunting to know where to look for the truth online and how to find and recognize truthful information. First though, I want to note that this book may not be for everyone. It is for everyone who wants to know the truth, but sadly, everyone may not want to know the truth. Or perhaps some people may not want the truth to be known by others. There are many who seem to not want the truth about a specific issue or topic to be known by others. But I would ask, is there anyone who actually does not want to know the truth for themselves? I have yet to find someone who regularly wants to be deceived or persuaded without knowing it. There are those who would like someone to lie to them (at least temporarily) about such temporal matters as how that dress looks on them, or whether they look their age, or whether their favorite team is projected to win the championship, or whether they passed that exam… we have probably all had moments when we want to cover our ears and exclaim “No, don’t tell me!” or when we want to hear what we wish was true, “Sure, tell me what I want to hear.” But in the end, we are not likely to want to continue being deceived unless we choose to, and only when we choose to go without the truth. We want to have the option of hearing the truth if or when we want to, and in my experience it seems that most people want to have the option of access to the truth (at least for most topics). I have noticed an inconsistency among those seeking truth: some people who do not want others to know the truth, still want to have access to the truth for themselves. It seems that people feel it is their personal right to have access to the truth, whether or not they want others to also have access to the truth. The Golden Rule, “Do to others what you would have them do to you,” is a good practice to live by. Do you want to have access to the truth? Then allow others to have access also. Do you want to be able to seek out the truth by hearing both sides of a debate? Then allow others to have that access to the truth as well.
No humans here: Exploration in the digital age
(2024-05-01) Grabko III, John L.; O'Malley, Ryan; Rote, Carey; Pena, Joe; Durham, Jonathan
No Humans Here connects a lineage between landscape painters of the Hudson River School and Impressionists with 3D landscape renderings from artists of the early digital age at the turn of the millennium – work that conveyed an era of unbound creativity before dwindling as populated by more and more people over time. This transition diluted elements of exploration and curiosity through actions of curation, control, and exploitation - to the point that what once was, no longer remains. The initial magic, mystery and creativity of those early explorers and inhabitants in this digital age are now merely artifacts. As global exploration began to reach its limits by the mid 20th century, the advent of digital space opened new lands to cultivate and explore. Artists of the 90’s began using modeling programs, beginning with natural landscapes and architecture as a launchpad for creativity, akin to previous eras of landscape art – with particular comparisons to the Hudson River School. These early digital worlds were void of human inhabitants due to the practical nature of digital space itself – that humans do not exist directly within, rather we (currently) interact externally – or their presence is only alluded to because of technical limitations. Unlike early American landscape paintings, users of this new medium were unconstrained by romanticized realism or religious fervor, rather, they were unbound by the vastness of their own imaginations, and fantasy and science fiction literary influences of the 20th century such as J.R.R Tolkien (1892-1973) and William Gibson (b. 1948). Additionally, the use of light, color, and visual-distortion brushstrokes of Impressionist landscape painting parallels the pixelated, low-resolution imagery of the early digital age. As of this writing, humans do not physically exist within digital space but use it as a gateway for mental projection. Digital space exists outside of time itself – records of its early history still live on online, untouched and without decay, while also constantly evolving through the present. No Humans here pays homages to the creativity of early 90's digital landscapes through nostalgia and reimagining, while also questioning hope, loss, and entropy of our digital futures.
Evaluating habitat provision by restored intertidal and subtidal oyster reefs in St. Charles Bay, Texas
(2024-05-02) Chapa, Neina; Pollack, Jennifer Beseres; Hollenbeck, Christopher; Olsen, Zachary
Estuarine habitats, such as Crassostrea virginica oyster reefs, are critical to the resilience of coastal environments and provide many ecosystem services. To address declining oyster populations, oyster reef restoration has become a widespread management strategy to recover and restore lost ecosystem functions and biodiversity. While traditional restoration practices in Texas have focused on subtidal oyster reefs to ameliorate harvest impacts, there is growing interest in restoring intertidal reefs to maximize habitat benefits. This study evaluates the development of oyster populations and epifaunal communities on concurrently restored intertidal and subtidal oyster reefs in St. Charles Bay, TX, USA. In May 2022, 2.4 ha of oyster reef complex were restored in intertidal (0.5 m depth) and subtidal (1.5 m depth) areas using recycled oyster shells. Epifaunal and oyster dynamics were measured on the restored reefs and nearby natural reference reefs for 12 months (epifauna) and 18 months (oysters) following restoration. Results indicate distinct timelines for oyster population and epifaunal community development: restored subtidal reefs progressed faster, reaching peak oyster densities of 2203 ind. m-2 and similar epifaunal community composition to natural reference within 6 months post- restoration. In contrast, intertidal reefs reached peak oyster densities of 390 ind. m-2 at 12 months post- restoration with dissimilar epifaunal community compositions compared to natural reefs. Spat recruitment to restored intertidal and restored subtidal reefs occurred immediately following restoration, and oysters grew rapidly during the first 3 months, averaging 0.97- 0.95 mm d-1. Submarket size oysters (25- 75 mm) were observed on both restored intertidal and restored subtidal reefs just 1 month after restoration, and market size oysters (≥ 76 mm) occurred on the restored subtidal reefs within 6 months. Large quantities of drift algae were deposited on the restored intertidal reefs in August 2022 and persisted for 4- 6 months, which may have affected oyster and epifaunal recruitment and growth. On restored subtidal reefs, epifaunal densities, biomass, diversity, and community composition became similar to natural reference reefs within 6 months following restoration. On restored intertidal reefs, although epifauna diversity became similar to natural reefs within 12 months, epifaunal community composition remained distinct throughout the 18-month study period. The findings of this study offer important insights into key differences in restored intertidal and subtidal oyster reef development, making it possible to evaluate the ecological tradeoffs of restoration approaches and inform future restoration efforts.