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Understanding Moore's Law

Posted by timothy on from the in-the-name-of-the-law dept.

S. Blocher writes "Ars Technica has a great article up, 'Understanding Moore's Law', that I think most geeks should read. The misrepresentation of Moore's Law in the media has always been a real pet peeve of mine, and this article does a great job of looking at the flipside of the 'bigger and faster' thesis to show how the Law isn't really just about doubling computer power."

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  1. Oh the Irony......... by Scrab · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A site about technology, which is currently getting slower and slower.......

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  2. Moore's Paradox... by Remik · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...already exists, in philosophy, for anyone that's wondering. It is a statement of the form:

    A is and I don't believe A.

    Such as: It's raining and I don't believe it.

    The paradox lies in questioning the belief in a fact you've already attested to in the same statement.

    -R