Many of you know that prior to K5 AMD was a second-source supplier for Intel x86 chips. The reverse engineering process involved many trips to the local CVS photo department (or was it Walgreens?).
(I think this was during @Krewell’s tenure at AMD?)
Historical note: do I need to mention that in the age before smartphones, people took photos, then had to drop off the film at a local store to have it developed and then pick it up a few days later? 😬
My insurance sent me a letter 3 weeks before my refill to tell me that they’d no longer be covering a specific inhaler, so I’d have to see a doctor for a new prescription. During a global pandemic. While there’s smoke from wildfires. While UHC is raking in record profits. 🤑
I complained to my benefits dept and one thing the rep told me was, “there could be multiple reasons they decided to drop coverage. For example a patent may have expired” as if that’s supposed to be better.
Models
* are a representation of something else like chip performance, spread of infectious disease, or tax revenue
* can be a software program, a spreadsheet, math equations
The purpose of a model
* is *not* to accurately predict the future
* is to tell you possible outcomes
* is to guide decisions by running multiple “what if” scenarios