• gregorum@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    How long until the x86 architecture is relegated to a line of overpriced, crypto-mining space heaters? 

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      11 months ago

      We overestimate what can be done in 1 year, but underestimate what can be done in 10.

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        11 months ago

        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

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          11 months ago

          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.