They have to pander to a band of old people (the selectorate) who are probably garrulous, bad tempered and have a rosy memory of the world of their youth and want it back again. (View Post)

That series was so accurate in so many ways..... (View Post)

The last I heard, factoring integers by quantum computers had got as far as factoring 21, but failed at factoring 30, so we may not have to worry just yet :wink: (View Post)

Also, a lot of military and space tech uses much older styles of processor design as the slower clocks and less dense component density makes the chip more robust. Some of NASA's projects have b… (View Post)

You can promise anything you like if you have no intention of delivering it... (View Post)