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Does the author of this article believe that computing power is measured in feet? Seeing some of the hype of raspi is kindof sad. It's a linux box. It's a sm
by blhack 14y ago
Does the author of this article believe that computing power is measured in feet?
Seeing some of the hype of raspi is kindof sad. It's a linux box. It's a small, cheap linux box, but it's just a linux box.
- 6ren 14y agoTo be fair, process shrinks, the driving force of computing power, are measured as lengths e.g. 32nm.
- cnunciato 14y agoWell, it's a Linux box the size of your phone that costs $35. Article may be silly but the Pi is a great little device.
- sneak 14y agoAll of Google and AWS are built out of many copies of "just a linux box". It seems you understate the usefulness of general purpose computers. These, indeed, _are_ revolutionary due to their size and power.
- pavel_lishin 14y agoMy processor gets 40 rods to the hogshead, and that's the way I like it.