Re:27 years later and the Psion 3a is still wonderful
by thorncorona on Friday June 02, 2023 @02:37PM
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> Doing great things with today's hardware is still possible, but laziness, "We needed this yesterday, I don't care about its efficiency, hardware is cheap anyway" mindset is killing things fast.
It is, but realistically features will increase business long before efficiency starts to hamper it.
Re:27 years later and the Psion 3a is still wonderful
by toyg on Friday June 02, 2023 @06:31PM
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"let's MAKE MONEY now, fuck the energy we waste and the planet we kill, goddammit"
Re:27 years later and the Psion 3a is still wonderful
by bayindirh on Saturday June 03, 2023 @03:22AM
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No, no. It’s not money. It’s value. Value for our customers, our employees, and most importantly, our shareholders.
Re:27 years later and the Psion 3a is still wonderful
by thorncorona on Saturday June 03, 2023 @08:08PM
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Moot point when computing is incredibly efficient when compared to heavy industry.
Re:27 years later and the Psion 3a is still wonderful
by toyg on Sunday June 04, 2023 @07:44AM
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Actually a very valid point when computing is incredibly hypocritical about their footprint when compared to heavy industry.
Re:27 years later and the Psion 3a is still wonderful
by bayindirh on Monday June 05, 2023 @07:31AM
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Well, considering the power consumption of the data centers and the heat they generate, I wouldn't call that "incredibly efficient".
Yes, a processor runs on ~1.5V, but that small post stamps generate incredible amounts of heat for what they do.
I can stand behind a rack of them to warm myself during prolonged work in our data center.
When one can able to run code on these systems fast, it runs fast everywhere. Running with razor thin free space makes you prevent all memory leaks, and reduce temporary variables to save that space.
Doing great things with today's hardware is still possible, but laziness, "We needed this yesterday, I don't care about its efficiency, hardware is cheap anyway" mindset is killing things fast.