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   by xdxdx 6y ago

   I think the main barrier to a cheap RISC-V board like you describe is a real Android port. By "real" I mean it needs working ART and V8 compiler ports so apps and web pages don't run at 10% of the speed of low-end ARM chips.
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   by xdxdx 6y ago

   Because the companies that HN likes to sarcastically call "ad companies" actually ship many sophisticated products to their customers (both users and advertisers)? Products with features and infrastructure enabled by research done
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   by xdxdx 6y ago

   Also referenced in this paper (section 5): https://research.fb.com/publications/machine-learning-at-fac...
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   by xdxdx 6y ago

   There are some other potential reasons: - Simpler PCB routing (= fewer layers = cheaper board) only using lanes from the CPU closer to the slots - Slots still work when 2nd CPU is not installed without extra chips - Board is already not des
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   by xdxdx 6y ago

   I suppose they could take out just the CPUs for the gold and leave the rest to hold up the tables.
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   by xdxdx 6y ago

   One major factor is just how early California ordered residents to shelter-in-place (or "lockdown"). Several San Francisco Bay Area counties issued an order on March 17. Governor Newsom then issued a statewide order on March 19. O