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Re:Apple Silicon M1 Emulating x86 Is Still Faster Than Every... by a1369209993 on Monday November 16, 2020 @12:32AM (#25108408)
Technically electrons barely move at all (on clock-cycle timescales); it's the electric field that moves at ~2/3 speed of light. Compare eg, wind speed (particles) versus the speed of sound (field).
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Re:Apple Silicon M1 Emulating x86 Is Still Faster Than Every... by Dylan16807 on Monday November 16, 2020 @12:52AM (#25108530)
> Technically electrons barely move at all (on clock-cycle timescales); it's the electric field that moves at ~2/3 speed of light.

Yes.

> Compare eg, wind speed (particles) versus the speed of sound (field).

Huh? The speed of particles in the air is even faster than the speed of sound.

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Re:Apple Silicon M1 Emulating x86 Is Still Faster Than Every... by ohazi on Monday November 16, 2020 @02:35AM (#25109115)
Aggregate wind speed, as in "5 knots southeasterly" vs. the speed of sound in that vicinity, which would still be ~340 m/s
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