What If?
What if…..
…..it was no mistake I’m transgendered? What if it was no mistake that God had me in contact with certain people who might be seriously struggling and dying.
…..what if it was no mistake? How would I react then if my life was not a big screw-up but was a big blessing?
…..what would I do if I learned that suffering for being who I am wasn’t something to avoid but something to embrace?
How would I live if it was clear and evident that my life was slowly but inextricably being intertwined with the lives of other women in New England for some purpose I cannot fathom at this time?
How would I live if I chose not to be scared of the dark but embraced the little tiny speck of light at the end of the tunnel and then chose to walk to it. Stubbing my toe, scratching my elbow but moving ever forward?
…..What if?
Freescale(tm) Wonder Chip
Freescale Semiconductor has something brewing in CPU’s that is making Intel, AMD, and many others sit up and take notice. If you develop compute systems for telecomm, computing or networking
you must have heard of the Freescale (the Motorola semiconductor unit
that got spun out) 8641D CPU. It is an incredibly innovative approach
to computing as it tries to drive overall system performance at the
chip level throughout the system – not just raw horsepower.
This balanced approach comes at an amazing power envelope (think low double digits)
See these links – this thing is very cool:
Freescale gets back in the game
Freescale 8641D datasheet
Blade Insanity
Sometimes there just can’t be unity…
I spend most of my time looking at technology and how it converges for computing and telecommunications applications. One long standing trend that is now very much in the public eye is: How can one compute architecture possibly be used for both communications AND computing?
While the two share a common need for computing power – the degree of that power, what supports it, what powers it and what cools it differ considerably. In a nutshell:
Welcome to Beck's Cafe!
 Pull up a chair for coffee, and chit chat on life, gender, technology & our ever changing world.
The main themes of this blog are:
* Life and fun with Gender Identity Disorder (GID)
* Technology and the convergence of Communications and Computing
* Our changing world
Since it’s a personal blog , in some sense I don’t have to have credentials to “write in it”. But, just so you, gentle reader, don’t think I’m just making this stuff up, here are some proof points to help:
* I have GID – which means I’m a person who happens to be transgendered
* I have worked in the computing and communications field for the past 20 years, in Product Marketing, Sales, and Product Development
* I am a human and a Christian, so I’ve seen and learned a few things, and made some colossal mistakes – so who knows maybe I’ll have some useful insights as a result.
Finally I am indebted to Rebecca Blood for her wonderful article on blog ethics. It’s something I’ll be taking to heart as I build what I hope will be a cozy spot for us to sit and chat in the midst of our busy day.
