skells @skells@qoto.org

@11112011 I think Dresden and Munich are already pretty strong there, also the Munich universities are really strong in quantum/photonics. If anyone outside the US has a shot at continuing to push Moore's Law it's the Germans

sometime ago I had a calculator app which required you to make a decent estimate of the answer before it would give you the exact result

problem is "estimation/guess calculator" searches are so vague it makes them impossible to find online

does anyone know the company that made the app and/or physical calculator? trying to get hold of the physical version for Xmas

@11112011 I wouldn't bet the farm on it but seems likely they'll manage it.

decentralising this hi tech manufacturing will chill everyone out a bit

@11112011 "2 silicone wafers my good man, and make it snappy"

@11112011 of course it is

can you get a viable semiconductor industry rolling before the money hose stops working?

for this, even a very smart operator needs a little luck

@11112011 good luck to them, truly

@MisterRogersSnapped can I ask what his profession was?

@thendrix thanks, was trying to find this on ZH but couldn't track it down for some reason

tonight's vibe brought to you by the sex pistols

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBojbjoMttI

@thendrix how is that defined?

@thendrix by, literally, a single cent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSt96KFFHxA

low-key G

@Mogami @Cleisthenes it'll be interesting to see what happens when Moore's Law runs out, a sudden ceiling could provoke a Renaissance in coding elegance