Trivial Computing

I'm frequently amazed that the computer I carry in my pocket is thousands of times more powerful than early ones that filled huge rooms. My wife, on the other hand, frequently remarks on the fact that by far the largest part of this vast computing power is spent on utterly trivial things.


1 Responses to Trivial Computing

  1. 40949 phydeaux 2008-11-17 14:17:31

    Dude! Jellycar ROCKS! And as for the triviality of it, it's utterly true that all work and no play makes [insert name or internet nick here] a dull [insert gender of aforementioned name/nick] so I would posit that trivial is in the eye of the beholder.

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