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Re:Ten Lessons I Wish I Had Been Taught [pdf] by daynthelife on Thursday June 27, 2024 @11:03AM (#40811305)
Working in HFT, my favorite is 1 nanosecond ≈ 1 foot
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Re:Ten Lessons I Wish I Had Been Taught [pdf] by harrison_clarke on Thursday June 27, 2024 @12:10PM (#40812085)
grace hopper would carry around nanosecond-long wires, for demonstrations

https://youtu.be/ZR0ujwlvbkQ?si=aAj2OkbS8cj_MeGo&t=2707

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Re:Ten Lessons I Wish I Had Been Taught [pdf] by cubefox on Thursday June 27, 2024 @05:15PM (#40815210)
My favorite from What if? (xkcd):

20 miles per gallon ≈ 0.1 mm²

https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1%2F%2820+mile%2Fgallo...

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