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The irony is that we now keep almost 5 teraflops phones[1] in pockets but the last manned mission to the Moon happened 46 years ago. [1] https://www.reddit.com
by imhoguy 7y ago
The irony is that we now keep almost 5 teraflops phones[1] in pockets but the last manned mission to the Moon happened 46 years ago.
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskScienceDiscussion/comments/9fax9c/the_new_iphonexs_is_capable_of_5_tflops_what_can/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskScienceDiscussion/comments/9fax9...
- nexuist 7y agoI don't like this philosophy because it assumes that with more computing power, we can unlock even greater feats in space travel. Computing only gets you so far. The AGC was able to be so slow and still get the job done because what it needed to do was not "hard": it calculated orbital equations and monitored sensors. It didn't use AI, it didn't need to hash anything, it didn't work with databases or networks, it didn't render graphics in 3D 4K - all of these, we expect from modern phones. If we want to advance space travel, the problem is not with computing. The problem is with chemistry (mostly), physics (to a lesser degree), and politics (let's be real, this is 99% of the battle).
- imhoguy 7y agoYou are right, technology is much ahead but politics back in 1930s.