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bk15dcx t1_jdkjvrh wrote

Reply to Gordon Moore, Intel Co-Founder, Dies at 94 by foxhound_vp

In addition to Moore’s seminal role in founding two of the world’s pioneering technology companies, he famously forecast in 1965 that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would double every year – a prediction that came to be known as Moore’s Law.

“All I was trying to do was get that message across, that by putting more and more stuff on a chip we were going to make all electronics cheaper,” Moore said in a 2008 interview.

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bk15dcx t1_jaki9tx wrote

Reply to Network states (countries that are cloud-first, land last) could see genuine traction in the next 5-10 years. A combination of remote work, crowdfunding, offgrid tech and more make it so that communities could find each other online and then purchase enough land to form a new country. Do you buy it? by istegerjf

Are entire populations going to upload their consciousness to the cloud? Because until that's possible, wherever their feet are firmly planted on the ground is where their State is, regardless of what online networks they decide to be active with.

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Reply to comment by houtex727 in TIL in 1967 you could buy a Ford Mustang in 47 different colors by MoreTacoPie

There's more to it than that.

Typically we have up to 22 colors (lines) in the assembly paint shop.

10-12 of those are standard, then we have limited and municipal.

We can only maintain so many colors/lines due to space and production capacity. The amount of time and money spent on selecting even a basic shade of white is mind boggling.

Also, with too many colors, mistakes in production can be made. I could go on but anytime I talk about vehicle assembly on reddit, people get all experty even though they've never set foot in an assembly plant.

In short, there are dozens of reasons you have 8-12 colors to choose from.

From marketing studies, line restrictions, supplier constraints, cost controls, to formulation, maintenance, vat space, and design selection.

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