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fragmedeyesterday at 8:04 PM1 replyview on HN

Relatively, absolutely, but look at computers. Yes, more computing still costs more than less computing. Physics hasn't changed, but the cost of computers has. I have, in my hand, for part of a couple months of middle class wages, more computing power than existed in the world in 1960.


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throwaway85825yesterday at 8:58 PM

Yes and now wafer costs are going up for n+1 node, because of physics reasons.