Gates: We've been spoiled by Moore's Law
Maybe, but what is Moore's law, Mr. Gates?Moore's law, as explained by Wikipedia.org is a law that says, essentially, that everything having to do with the computer, chips, capacity, redoubles itself about every two years. It was named by the gentlemen who first mentioned the fact in a paper Gorden E Moore, at Intel, wrote in wrote in 1965.
Of course, laws get made, even ones that apparently carry little weight if you discount rhetoric, and no doubt Moore's law is one of these. Mr. Gates is probably right on the nose on that one. He said the law did not apply to the overall use of the computer and its capabilities.
Have I misread that one? Slightly. He was referring to energy sources and who can argue with that? And without energy what good is all those speed improvements and necessities for buying the latest and the fastest? They just get dumped and set around fouling up the air even more. Would it not be better to slow down and sacrifice a little of that technological know how while spreading the word about responsible stewardship of the good earth?
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