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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Computing evolution Memes

Posts tagged with Computing evolution

From Vacuum Tubes To Digital Godhood

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1 year ago 45.2K views 0 shares
From Vacuum Tubes To Digital Godhood
From glass tubes to godhood in five easy steps! The meme perfectly captures computing's evolution from clunky vacuum tubes (where calculations took longer than microwaving a potato) to transistors (smaller but still dumber than a pet rock) to integrated circuits (finally getting somewhere) to microprocessors (now we're cooking with gas!) and finally quantum processors, where apparently we'll all transcend physical reality and become cosmic brain entities. Moore's Law wasn't just about doubling transistors—it was about our brains getting progressively more enlightened with each hardware upgrade. Can't wait for quantum computing to turn us all into interdimensional beings! My current Intel i7 only lets me astral project on Tuesdays.

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