Random Analogies
Risc Processors
a: Risc ~
b: the sand
What: "Think of it this way: if you have a box, and you fill it up with sand... obviously it is quite efficient. Now fill it up with pebbles, you waste quite some bit of space (less efficient). RISC is like the sand... very efficient instructions in the instruction set but each does very little. But if the programmer or compiler uses the instructions only as necessary, then it would do well. And because the reduced instruction set has very very simple to execute commands, it permits a much, much faster computer (in clock cycle), which helps go faster."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 12 2010 1:15 AM
# 627 Critique Analogy
Movie Script
a: A good movie script ~
b: a blueprint
What: "A good movie script is like a blueprint, with a strong story as the foundation and multi-dimensional characters as the load-bearing walls. You can't make a good movie without them."......The rest in the link.....
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Writer: Rob Blackwelder
LCC: PN
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Date: Jan 16 2011 7:06 AM
# 764 Critique Analogy
Challenging American culture is like attacking ...
a: Challenging American culture ~
b: attacking Mom and Apple Pie
What: "Living outside of cultural norms is difficult because we all want acceptance. Challenging American culture is like attacking Mom and Apple Pie. It is infinitely more difficult than sharing your faith with a stranger or even moving to another part of the world. Confronting American culture in America is like fighting a grizzly in his den."
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Writer: Glenn
LCC: G
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Date: Aug 27 2011 11:09 AM
# 1251 Critique Analogy
