The author has a problem with this comic: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/abstraction.png http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/abstraction.png Before anyone reads this blo

The author has a problem with this comic: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/abstraction.png http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/abstraction.png Before anyone reads this blog post, let me quote you a gem in response to some xkcd text, "An x64 processor is screaming along at millions of cycles per second". He responds thusly: "There is no 'x64 processor;' though the 'x64' moniker is a generic term for Intel x86-compatible CPUs with the EMT64 or AMD64 extensions..." Really? Sounds, from your comment, that there is. Colloquially, almost everyone that I know of who talks about this stuff says x64 when they mean 64 bit. This is language for you and it's not incorrect, it just is. It's the same as how people will say "roller blades" when they mean "inline skates." As others have said, this is really just xkcd hating for hatings sake. The author even admits that some of his quibbles are debatable.