alt Hacker NewsI really dislike how 'compute' as a noun took over 'computational' as an adjective. I just find the sentence 'I need more computational resources' flows so much nicer than ''I need more compute'.
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Interpret the word "compute" in the title as a verb, not a noun. "I have the right to compute" is analogous grammatically to "I have the right to vote" or "I have the right to assemble"
The "compute" in "right to compute" could also be a verb, though. :-)
How about "we've got the best nuclear"
Compute is the...
FTA: right to own, access, and use computational resources
It's a verb.
Well, language evolves, and I personally prefer compute as a noun when talking about resources. It's great though because we can each say it in our preferred way without judging one another.
"Right to compute" sounds to me more like they're using "compute" as a verb, which predates "computational" by a couple centuries.