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I can't remember where I heard this anymore but "a computer is a rock we tricked into thinking"
by giraffe_lady 5y ago
I can't remember where I heard this anymore but "a computer is a rock we tricked into thinking"
- a4isms 5y agoI've heard similar things, but with "sand" instead of a rock. Presumably a nod towards silicon.
- detaro 5y agoWhen Spectre was in the news there was a comment along the lines of "we now forced rocks to think so hard they're getting stress disorders"
- majewsky 5y agoThe first time I saw it was here: https://nitter.net/daisyowl/status/841802094361235456 https://nitter.net/daisyowl/status/841802094361235456 > If you ever code something that “feels like a hack but it works,” just remember that a CPU is literally a rock that we tricked into thinking. Not to oversimplify: First you have to flatten the rock and put lightning inside it.