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I remember in 2013 I spent $3000 on the latest everything and built myself a new PC. My wife walked in just after I got it running and looked at me; I had graph
by kingcharles 5y ago
I remember in 2013 I spent $3000 on the latest everything and built myself a new PC. My wife walked in just after I got it running and looked at me; I had graphs and spreadsheets all over the screen.
"I can tell you're not working. What on earth are you doing?"
"Calculating how far back in time I would have to go until my PC was the fastest computer on Earth. 1992 is the answer. It would be faster than DARPA's $90m supercomputer that filled a warehouse. If I go back to 1984 my PC is actually faster than every computing device on Earth, combined."
"I'm sorry I asked."