General Ramblings

$5,368,709.12 at the end of thirty days

Like most things, it probably won’t go on in perpetuity, but that’s hardly the point.

The almost 60-year-old Moore’s Law describes a simple engineering principle that has impacted every one of us.The number of transistors that can be put on a chip doubles every two years.

Take a penny doubled every day for thirty days; you’ll have $0.01 on day one, $0.02 on day two, and so on.
While those numbers might seem insignificant initially, look further as you keep accruing 50% interest on the whole investment daily. As you keep doubling that $0.01, you’ll end up with $5,368,709.12 at the end of thirty days.
Or double 2 thirty times, and it increases to more than a billion.

From the day that Moore first described the principle, experts have pointed out that it can’t continue and will reach a point where we’ve exhausted any chance for more progress.

Like most things, it probably won’t go on in perpetuity, but that’s hardly the point.
Instead of predicting that things won’t get better, perhaps we should create conditions where they will.

By Shaun Sima
https://chef-pocket.com/aboutme/

P.S. I post for my edification as part of my dedication to jumping into the deep end of the internet brand pool. My posts are part raw life journal and part discovery of my voice.

P.P.S There isn’t very much satisfaction in getting the world to accept your viewpoint and praise you. If you only want to hear your opinion, talk to the mirror.

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