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Re:The computers are fast, but you don't know it by Aeolun on Friday June 17, 2022 @01:37AM (#31774454)
Millions of multiplications in the time it takes me to open the ‘calc’ app.
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Re:The computers are fast, but you don't know it by jiggawatts on Friday June 17, 2022 @06:50AM (#31776378)
Billions.

Your estimate is off by 3 orders of magnitude.

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Re:The computers are fast, but you don't know it by Aeolun on Friday June 17, 2022 @09:08AM (#31777556)
You underestimate the speed at which I open the app ;)
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