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Yeah, they have been saying this same thing for years....
and everytime, they find a way to make computers even
faster. I don't think that they will EVER reach a limit
for computer power. Not ever.
Posted by: Lerianis10   Posted on: 10/16/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Facinating  Ceridan | 10/16/09
No, not "current day technologies and materials" it's an absolute limit  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
Ummm  Ceridan | 10/16/09
You need more than new tech, you need new physics to break that upper limit  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
Actually...  IndredKold | 10/16/09
Actually...  deanders | 10/16/09
Apparently that effect is of no practical use...  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
Wrong.  sporkfighter | 10/16/09
Do be careful about absolute certainty...  wolf_z | 10/16/09
And yet. . .  sporkfighter | 10/16/09
But then again...  wolf_z | 10/17/09
Our current understanding  JasonJD48 | 10/19/09
Software can help more yet but not Moore's law  bsit@... | 10/18/09
It is hard ...  mheartwood | 10/21/09
Yeah, they have been saying this same thing for years....  Lerianis10 | 10/16/09
Still, the laws of physics are what they are.  CobraA1 | 10/16/09
Well Said  Eleutherios | 10/16/09
Size isn't relevant measurement for subatomic particles. [nt]  olePigeon | 10/16/09
As they say.... laws are there to be broken  Lerianis10 | 10/17/09
Yeah the same goes for the speed of light  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
Nope, but if you take a different approach  LiquidLearner | 10/16/09
"Theoretically possible" is not the same as "really possible"...  adornoe@... | 10/16/09
Some theory that one of yours...  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
Pop science. *Sigh  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
Correct for the most part, but...  adornoe@... | 10/16/09
Einstein  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
Still, Einstein's theorie are just "theories"...  adornoe@... | 10/16/09
Just a theory?  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
DeusExMachina: A theory is still "just" a theory...  adornoe@... | 10/17/09
entire contents moved to proper slot further down...  adornoe@... | 10/17/09
Wrong  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
You Sir are an idiot!  seveprim@... | 10/16/09
You sir, apparently don't understand quantum entanglement.  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
Computer intelligence  jorjitop | 10/16/09
Democracy  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
Big mistake in your thinking...  adornoe@... | 10/16/09
Flawed logic  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
DeusExMachina: That is just pure garbage...  adornoe@... | 10/17/09
Illogical Nonsense  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
How about a computer that could "learn"?  James T. Kirk | 10/20/09
DeusExMachina: Perhaps the logic is beyond your capabilities.  adornoe@... | 10/20/09
Have you EVER taken ANY class in logic?!?  DeusExMachina | 10/20/09
re: computer intelligence  edcoyle | 11/04/09
If wishes were horses . . .  sporkfighter | 10/16/09
It's not raw horsepower that makes our computers fast  happyharry_z | 10/16/09
And the list goes on  Juergen Hartl | 10/16/09
Um ... What IS the limit ..  Ludovit | 10/16/09
relative to today...  pgit | 10/16/09
THIS article provides the numbers, it's...  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
Re: Ten Quadrillion Discrepancy  aeriform | 10/16/09
That's 18 months not 2 years  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
Um ... What IS the limit ..  Darr247 | 10/16/09
New algorithms may still help.  CobraA1 | 10/16/09
Yes . . .  sporkfighter | 10/16/09
They don't need to get faster  Salonikios | 10/16/09
You've been watching too much Stargate, lol (nt)  CobraA1 | 10/16/09
Perhaps. But if the rules say you can't do something, change the rules.  Dr_Zinj | 10/16/09
Relativity  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
Re: Relativity  rpjacks | 10/17/09
Michelson Morley  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
You know...  James T. Kirk | 10/20/09
You know  DeusExMachina | 10/20/09
Speed has been stagnant for the last few years  Linux Geek | 10/16/09
You're thinking Ghz or cycles  GoPower | 10/16/09
does this mean my computer will be as fast as me???  sparkle farkle | 10/16/09
Yes, and it might not be good.  VistroDotNet | 10/16/09
Building the female brain  seveprim@... | 10/16/09
WRONG!  UsersRevil | 10/18/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physic  DannyO_0x98 | 10/16/09
Gentleman...  VistroDotNet | 10/16/09
Won't Matter  bruceg@... | 10/16/09
Quick math fuzzy info ....  kd5auq | 10/16/09
Quick math fuzzy info ....  Network Guy | 10/16/09
No, actually he's on the right track  HexHammer67 | 10/16/09
QED  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
That is why I asked instead of stated ....  kd5auq | 10/16/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  Network Guy | 10/16/09
Grace Hopper  sboverie@... | 10/16/09
COBOL  cwallen19803@... | 10/16/09
Thanks  sboverie@... | 10/16/09
Grace Hopper  mblock@... | 10/16/09
No she was not  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
Grace Hopper  mblock@... | 10/16/09
Even you claim less than perfect recall.  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
Not quite  ITLeader | 10/16/09
No, she did not.  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
You are correct  ITLeader | 10/16/09
ComputerS have NO speed limits!  mblock@... | 10/16/09
Right you are!  flboffin | 10/16/09
All and good - But...  DT2 | 10/16/09
Besides which  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
ComputerS have NO speed limits!  mblock@... | 10/16/09
Um, yes they do  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  mindnova | 10/16/09
Ummm - no  Darr247 | 10/16/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  Ralphi | 10/16/09
How many  deanders | 10/16/09
Huh?!?  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
Don't be so certain  wolf_z | 10/16/09
Good Luck  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
The math can be right...  wolf_z | 10/17/09
Please  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
Re: Most Tested Physical Model  jpw_GentlemanPhysicist | 10/21/09
Huh?!?  DeusExMachina | 10/23/09
Naw, we just generate a sub space warp field aroudn the CPU  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/16/09
Warp field  Juergen Hartl | 10/16/09
Which mean that in a PARALLEL univers ....  kd5auq | 10/16/09
I'm sure Steve Jobs is already working on that...  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
No, you are confusing a warp fied with a reality distortion field  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/16/09
Whatever...  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
Naw, Steve got on the Intel train.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/17/09
Pointless article....  ckl_88 | 10/16/09
Just like the light barrier  deanders | 10/16/09
Apparently you didn't RTFA  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
Moved. (edited)  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
I'll assume  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
Your assumption is correct  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
Wrong!  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
what about brain?  keoz | 10/16/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  Darr247 | 10/16/09
For the same reason that profits are NEVER ENOUGHT ....  kd5auq | 10/16/09
Same Reason Hard Drive Get Bigger  sboverie@... | 10/16/09
Even going with optical has limits  LarryPTL | 10/16/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  christopher_jablonski | 10/16/09
The Wizard of Oz  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
Now Now, Patience...  jpw_GentlemanPhysicist | 10/21/09
Ugh, you have NO idea  DeusExMachina | 10/23/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  bigsibling | 10/16/09
Human limitations  deanders | 10/16/09
Nobody . . .  sporkfighter | 10/16/09
Costs will limit speed.  fromag82 | 10/16/09
Malthus said the same thing about population and food growth  davagain | 10/16/09
No he didn't  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  kevinskee | 10/16/09
That's not really the issue ...  mwagner@... | 10/16/09
is is-not  kevinskee | 10/16/09
ON/OFF not a paradigm, those are the building blocks of the thechnology  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
Oddly, scientists in the main stream ...  mwagner@... | 10/16/09
We have a winner  LiquidLearner | 10/16/09
Losers, both  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
Don't be smug  wolf_z | 10/16/09
op cit  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
I'm sure you can provide links to prove your astounding assertions?  wolf_z | 10/17/09
Specify your question  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
No, No, No You're getting it all wrong!  The Mentalist | 10/16/09
Correct. [nt]  olePigeon | 10/16/09
So we have a perfect understanding  ITLeader | 10/16/09
Most of the Star Trek (and Star Wars) "science"  kd5auq | 10/16/09
We definitely have a Winner!!  mblock@... | 10/16/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  Darr247 | 10/16/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  aikigaeshi | 10/16/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  wizodd@... | 10/16/09
Word from the crew of the mothership says...  bobfastner | 10/16/09
what if we combine the processor...  michael.tindall@... | 10/16/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physic  VistroDotNet | 10/16/09
Petahertz  dhays | 10/19/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physic  VistroDotNet | 10/16/09
subatomic particles for computing  qunungnauraq | 10/16/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  qunungnauraq | 10/16/09
No  DeusExMachina | 10/16/09
explain  qunungnauraq | 10/16/09
You make it clear in your usage.  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
no content  qunungnauraq | 10/17/09
Data  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
words  dhays | 10/19/09
PhD, '98  jpw_GentlemanPhysicist | 10/21/09
duly noted  DeusExMachina | 10/23/09
Maybe...  TorinoMobile | 10/16/09
Lost in the Metaphor  jpw_GentlemanPhysicist | 10/21/09
absolute limits  qunungnauraq | 10/16/09
You guys are so negative!  terry flores | 10/16/09
re: You guys are so negative!  edcoyle | 11/04/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  qunungnauraq | 10/17/09
Ugh  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
Your kind of thinking defeats progress  qunungnauraq | 10/17/09
Your kind of not thinking impedes progress  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
copy and paste  qunungnauraq | 10/17/09
the math  DeusExMachina | 10/17/09
whatever  qunungnauraq | 10/17/09
Back to the future  DeusExMachina | 10/18/09
Oddly, the Underlying Physics Ain't That Hard  jpw_GentlemanPhysicist | 10/21/09
relativity  qunungnauraq | 10/17/09
What happened to the concept of scalabilty then? (NT)  Dr.C | 10/17/09
Bypassing C  qunungnauraq | 10/17/09
Assuming the Impossible, Yes  jpw_GentlemanPhysicist | 10/21/09
BTW: Einstein & Universal Time  jpw_GentlemanPhysicist | 10/21/09
Speed of light is not constant anyway...  IslandBoy_77 | 10/18/09
Oh really?  DeusExMachina | 10/23/09
Flat earth.  edcoyle | 11/04/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  mblock@... | 10/18/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  mblock@... | 10/18/09
Try reading the paper  DeusExMachina | 10/18/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  ExperiencedSoftwareDeveloper | 10/18/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists  stanleyconstantine | 10/18/09
On 'C'  jpw_GentlemanPhysicist | 10/21/09
The Article Misdefines "Moore's Law"  jpw_GentlemanPhysicist | 10/21/09
Explanation of the Math & Physics Behind the Speed Limit  jpw_GentlemanPhysicist | 10/21/09
Toffoli and Levitin are Computer Engineers at Boston University  gordonryan | 10/22/09
Finally the smart people have arrived!  DeusExMachina | 10/23/09
Who Cares *NEW*  caparthron | 11/20/09
RE: Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists *NEW*  caparthron | 11/20/09

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