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minus-squaregregorumlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 months agoHow long until the x86 architecture is relegated to a line of overpriced, crypto-mining space heaters? 
minus-squarebeeng@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 months agoWe overestimate what can be done in 1 year, but underestimate what can be done in 10.
minus-squaregregorumlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 months agoyou think I was kidding and then accuse me of underestimating, lol. I’m thinking of some background joke in a S7 episode of Black Mirror: Year: 2035. Guy in a remote cabin plugs in space heater with a sticker labeled: “Intel Inside” next to a Bitcoin logo
minus-squarebeeng@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoNo it’s a quote about time frames. Meaning I think it will be somewhere in the middle, maybe 7-8 years before x86 is like power pc.
How long until the x86 architecture is relegated to a line of overpriced, crypto-mining space heaters? 
We overestimate what can be done in 1 year, but underestimate what can be done in 10.
you think I was kidding and then accuse me of underestimating, lol. I’m thinking of some background joke in a S7 episode of Black Mirror:
Year: 2035. Guy in a remote cabin plugs in space heater with a sticker labeled: “Intel Inside” next to a Bitcoin logo
No it’s a quote about time frames. Meaning I think it will be somewhere in the middle, maybe 7-8 years before x86 is like power pc.
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Now you’re just overthinking it