Re:SETI@home Is in Hibernation
by yafbum on Saturday March 18, 2023 @11:20AM
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On the other hand, there's a lot of great tech (including, I think, the iPad pro and Apple silicon) that just wouldn't exist if the bean counters hadn't said yes, it's a good idea to invest a few billions of dollars into this...
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Uhm, allocating money to a budget doesn't create great products anymore than wishing very hard for something before blowing the birthday candles.
It's the engineers that actually create the cool things.
> Uhm, allocating money to a budget doesn't create great products anymore than wishing very hard for something before blowing the birthday candles.
I didn't claim that it was sufficient, but it is necessary.
> It's the engineers that actually create the cool things.
Of course. With other people's money (typically).