Hennessy and Patterson

Ostensibly one of the most widely used books for studying computer architecture so I had a look, and... WTF? Possible future CPU designers are being fed with tripe like this?

http://i62.tinypic.com/xakqr.png

Despite all the focus on MIPS and performance, it is suspiciously missing any real benchmarks of MIPS processors.

They have an interesting definition of a "desktop computer":
http://i60.tinypic.com/4lq2j7.png

"Heineken and Pilsner" would be a better name for this book, as its authors appear to be as knowledgeable about real-world computer architecture as drunken fools.

>>25

The success of white man was largely historical accident. I'm sure if niggers had decades of evolutionary pressure to drive performance improvements, they'd be in the same position that white man is in now.

>>26

The success of the G-d's Chosen People was largely historical accident. I'm sure if Gentiles were chosen by G-d to drive performance improvements, they'd be in the same position that the Jews are in now.