Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

On Wed, 25 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 22:46:42 +0100, D wrote:
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On Tue, 24 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:
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On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:21:51 +0100, D wrote:
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We will see. When the wife drags me on a trip to the US, we'll stay
for 2-3 weeks atleast and then there will be plenty of scouting.

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That's the condensed version. In '88 I spend from May to October
scouting out the US west of Texas. I'd already poked around the eastern
states extensively.  It's a big place :)

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This is the truth! And it will become bigger still, when Canada joins
the union! ;)

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To say nothing of Greenland. I'm surprised Denmark got its hackles up. A
cash sale versus pouring in a few billion kroner a year? It must have
something to do with Denmark's long history of losing real estate; they
want to hang on to the little they have.

This is ridiuclous! Greenland is just losing them money, and should a war happen, they have _no_ capability of defending it either as one of the tiniest countries on the planet. They should sell it while they are ahead, or possibly bargain to sell the country, while retaining rights to oil and minerals, if that is why they are holding back. Maybe they expect hueg oil, gas and mineral findings? But if so, why haven't they exploited those?

I was surprised when I read the suicide rate in Greenland peaks in the
summer. I guess it's easier to stay drunk in the winter without the light
hurting your hungover eyes.

Be careful! Sweden has been rumoured to be very fond of suicide, but I've heard that it is a modern myth, and that there aren't in fact that many more suicides per capita, compared with other countries.

I think it was Ernest Gann who talked about flying transports in WWII and
refueling in Greenland. The fjords looked all the same; pick the wrong one
and you were screwed.

Sounds reasonable! Did you know that the vikings had farms in greenland? I wonder how that was possible, since the only thing that changes the weather is cars. Hmm. ;)