Off-Topic: The Machine

[Steven D'Aprano]

Following up on an earlier thread which started as a discussion on 
Apple's new language "Swift" and (d)evolved into a discussion about 
energy efficiency of computers, I came across this announcement of a new 
type of computer architecture invented by HP: "The Machine".

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/new-type-computer-capable-
calculating-640tbs-data-one-billionth-second-could


Relevance: The Machine uses *eighty times less power* for the same amount 
of computing power as conventional architectures. If they could shrink it 
down to a mobile phone, your phone might last 2-3 months on a single 
charge.



-- 
Steven