alt Hacker NewsI'm typing this on my primary PC with a twelve year old CPU.
Make the cutoff 2026. If you really need more cycles than we have today to solve a problem you're doing something wrong! Stop creating waste and forcing us to buy new trash all of the time.
Sadly, I wouldn't be surprised if you get your wish. The consensus among those with power and influence seems to be that there is now too much computing power in the hands of the common people -- or at least too much RAM -- and it's time to bring the fire back up the mountain.