Continuing his reverse-engineering of the Intel 8087, [Ken Shirriff] covers the conditional tests that are implemented in the microcode of this floating point processing unit (FPU). This microcode ...

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Abstract: This paper considers estimation of a random variable in Poisson noise. Specifically, the paper focuses on properties of the conditional mean estimator as a function of the scaling ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Greg Licholai writes and teaches about innovation in healthcare. In a move that could dramatically reshape the landscape for rare ...

The Village of Santa Clara held a public hearing March 19, 2025. Mayor Arnold Lopez called the meeting to order. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza and Trustees, Peter Erickson, Olga Amador and Ralph ...

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