• A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I’m wondering how much further size reductions in lithography technology can take us before we need to find new exotic materials or radically different CPU concepts.

  • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    So they found a way to inscribe more arcane runes onto the mystic rock thus increasing its mana capacity?

  • aluminium@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Can’t wait for Python on top of webassembly on top of react on top of electron Frameworks to void that advancement

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      5 months ago

      The more efficient the machines, the less efficient the code, such is the way od life

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    5 months ago

    Aren’t these sizes a marketing gimmick anyway? They used to mean the gate size of a transistor, but I don’t think that’s been the case for a few years now.

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      5 months ago

      They’re generally consistent within a single manufacturer’s product lines; however, you absolutely cannot compare them between manufacturers because the definitions are completely different.