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I frequently want to discuss things in a level of detail and with a level of precision that precludes writing cleanly in the classic style.

How I Think About Writing

danluu.com

具体说来,新时代提出了什么要求?简而言之,就是用真正的诗体翻译莎士比亚的诗体剧文。这个任务,是朱生豪先生无法完成的。朱先生说过,他在翻译莎士比亚作品时,“当然预备全部用散文译出,否则将要了我的命”。1显然,朱先生也考虑过用诗体来翻译莎士比亚著作的问题,但是他的结论是:第一,靠单独一个人用诗体翻译《莎士比亚全集》是办不到的,会因此累死;第二,他用散文翻译也是不得已的办法,因为只有这样他才有可能在有生之年完成《莎士比亚全集》的翻译工作。

莎士比亚诗体重译集序

辜正坤

Large dies are also much more prone to defects, which in turn reduces the number of good chips that can be cut from each wafer and makes each working chip cost more. At the same time, there are concerns that transistors are getting more expensive as they shrink — coupled with that fact that certain key features on modern chips don’t shrink well — which means it doesn’t make sense to use the most advanced process nodes for wireless communications chips, for example.

Chiplets Helped Save AMD. They Might Also Help Save Moore’s Law.

protocol.com

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