This episode is a little different from our normal format. When you listen to podcasts, watch Youtube videos or even sit in a conference room listening to a speaker, they almost always will mention things and assume you know what they are talking about. And lets face it, we don't always know what they are talking about. In this episode, Jim asks Wolf questions. Questions about things you hear in other podcasts (maybe even ours) or other places and you don't really understand what ...
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This episode is a little different from our normal format. When you listen to podcasts, watch Youtube videos or even sit in a conference room listening to a speaker, they almost always will mention things and assume you know what they are talking about. And lets face it, we don't always know what they are talking about. In this episode, Jim asks Wolf questions. Questions about things you hear in other podcasts (maybe even ours) or other places and you don't really understand what ...
17: Does my key fob have more computing power than the Lunar lander?
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3 weeks ago
17: Does my key fob have more computing power than the Lunar lander?
When people talk about the power of their computers, we've heard all kinds of claims: I have more power on my desktop computer than the Apollo had to put a man on the moonThe phone in my pocket has more power than the Apollo space program hadI have more power on my wrist watch than the lunar landerAnd the latest one: I have more power in my key fob than the Apollo capsule hadAre any of these true? In this episode, we break it down and enjoy a bit of computing history along the way. Link...
Runtime Arguments
This episode is a little different from our normal format. When you listen to podcasts, watch Youtube videos or even sit in a conference room listening to a speaker, they almost always will mention things and assume you know what they are talking about. And lets face it, we don't always know what they are talking about. In this episode, Jim asks Wolf questions. Questions about things you hear in other podcasts (maybe even ours) or other places and you don't really understand what ...
