It seems Inaba has been put on a leash by his bosses. He stopped posting/insulting people here on the forums
I was hoping no one would notice that he does have a boss or his sudden silence.
So I just copied his reply from the BFL forums.
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1. while this wafer making process is going, you can't cancel it, or make adjustments, and if you wish to change anything, you will have to re-run this whole work flow all over again ( the large amount of the NRE upwards of 6 digits in USD is paid when you make the MASK). so anytime, BFL mention they are waiting for chips to come e.g. next week, but if they are still making adjustments, then this is physically impossible. In addition, fabrication company don't do chip packaging, if they are expecting the chips to arrive next week that means the production is already finished and they are probably in the chip packaging company (it is usually this time you find out if your chips work or not. which can also take some time since you'll have to test each of the chips for defects.)
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BFL_Josh replies: "While I appreciate the technical prowess of the Avalon team, the fact of the matter is they simply don't have the resources or experience we have in this area. While the above may be true for them (and I have no doubt it is), what they are able to accomplish in a given time frame
does not necessarily apply to our development workflow and process."
https://forums.butterflylabs.com/bfl-forum-miscellaneous/500-josh-plz-give-us-some-comments-about.html#post7363What does that tell us? Right. Nothing. Just more weasel comments. It applies, or maybe it does not ... there is, maybe there is not ... we ship, maybe we won't ...
It just means that the BFL rep is an expert in the art of quantum super-positioning statements.
It can be in more than three states at the same time.
You can infer "does not necessarily apply" to mean it does apply, yet, it does not apply. It all depends on the observer.
Making vague statements and keeping your distance is what you do when you can't say or have nothing to say in such a situation. Just hope the chips arrive and then start shipping.
Oh, and the 11th, the rep said it won't be met. (later in the month is the next revision).
