On Monday, June 9, 2014 9:50:38 AM UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Sun, 08 Jun 2014 19:24:52 -0700, Rustom Mody wrote: > > > > On Monday, June 9, 2014 7:14:24 AM UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > >> CPU technology is the triumph of brute force over finesse. > > > > If you are arguing that computers should not use millions/billions of > > transistors, I wont argue, since I dont know the technology. > > No. I'm arguing that they shouldn't convert 90% of their energy input > into heat. >
Strange statement. What should they convert it into then? JFTR: Information processing and (physics) energy are about as convertible as say: "Is a kilogram smaller/greater than a mile?" -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
