Top 10 Posts of 2008
January 5th, 2009As a way of closing the door on 2008 and opening the door on 2009, I thought I’d start with a list of the Top 10 Posts of 2008. In order to be fair, I took into account several factors including the # of views, the # of comments, the distribution of views over time, the standard deviation of the mean time between views … OK … I’ll admit it, I just picked the ones that were my favorites and also what seemed to be the most popular. Enjoy!
Most Views - 24 - Season 6.5 - 3:00 AM to 4:00 AM - This tongue-in-cheek portrayal of the last hours for Mike Fister and the rest of the Cadence executive team got the most total views as well as the largest number of views in a single day.
Most “Out on a Limb Post” - Birth of an EDA Revolution - My bold prediction of a revolution in EDA. This post was the first of several that covered topics like Cloud Computing, Software-as-a-Service, and other collaborative trends that will impact EDA in the upcoming year.
Most Commented Post - Gary Smith and EE Times Must Read This Blog! - This post incited 11 reader comments (including one from me). Interestingly, it was also one of my shortest posts. Hmmm … I think you all are trying to tell me something. (Check out my new years resolutions in my next post).
Longest Comment on a Post - Who’s Right? Gary or Seth? - Elicited one comment that was 923 words long. Sheesh … The Gettysburg Address was only 272 words! Seriously, I appreciate the time Paul took to provide a thoughtful comment.
Most Plagiarized Post - Breaking News … Accellera Verification Working Group Forming - Someone liked the post so much that he/she felt compelled to grab a fake email address and repost a slightly modified version on comp.lang.verilog. Bizarre!
Most Popular Personal Post(s) - Verizon Sucks! & ABC - Always Be Closing - The first post needs no explanation. The latter describes how the California Public School System is training 2nd graders to cold call to raise funds to support education. This post also created somewhat of a border war between democrats in NoCal blaming lack of funding and republicans in Orange County calling for vouchers. I should have seen that coming.
Long Tail Post - My Favorite SNUG Presentation -References Mike Keating’s Discussion on Low Power at the 2008 Synopsys Users Group. Has been viewed more in the past 6 months than in the first month. (Unfortunately, Synopsys has redesigned their website and the presentation is no longer to be found by my cursory glance. What a shame. If someone at Synopsys knows where this now lives, please let us know.)
First “Real” Post -The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - My 3rd post overall, but the 1st one that I really put some time and energy and thought into. Kinda like seeing the pilot for a TV show.
Almost Started a Fight Post - Airbags and Global Warming - By drawing an analogy between two difficult engineering problems, I almost started an international incident. Comments include an emotional stab at “Mr. Bush” from the left and a dispassionate analysis from the right.
First “Hit A Nerve” Post - Is IP a 4-Letter Word? - This was my first post to illicit a strong set of your comments, calling for more transparency in the IP industry. I guess IP IS a 4 letter word!
That’s all folks. Look for my New Years Resolutions later this week.
harry the ASIC guy
