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  • Even with all the same parts, the laptop has the laptop form factor, which means it’s trades off cooling (peak/sustained performance) for mobility and cordless operation. A desktop with its large coolers will just have more mass and bigger fans - it’s going to run cooler and quieter. It’s just physics. At the same time, being able to fold up a laptop and bring it with you where you go is super convenient and obviously worth the trade off for many users. And we’re at the point where performance required for most people is far exceeded by current CPUs (notwithstanding companies trying to keep costs as low as possible and trying to cut things down the the line of acceptability in a race to the bottom).

    I’m interested in bigger picture conversations. Germanium has a lower melting point but is more conductive than Silicon. Would it make an ideal material for a mobile processor? Using less power while not having the expectation of pushing the limits of heat?


  • The 6th grade science teacher, Mrs. Parks, asked her class, “Which human body part increases up to ten times its size when stimulated?”

    No one answered until little Mary stood up and said, “You should not be asking sixth graders a question like that! I’m going to tell my parents, and they will go and tell the principal, who will then fire you!”

    Mrs. Parks ignored her and asked the question again, “Which body part increases to 10 times its size when stimulated?”

    Little Mary’s mouth fell open. Then she said to those around her, “Boy, is she going to get in big trouble!”

    The teacher continued to ignore her and said to the class, “Anybody?”

    Finally, Billy stood up, looked around nervously, and said, “The body part that increases 10 times its size when stimulated is the pupil of the eye.”

    Mrs. Parks said, “Very good, Billy,” then turned to Mary and continued. "As for you, young lady, I have three things to say:

    One, you have a dirty mind. Two, you didn’t read your homework And three, one day you are going to be very, very disappointed."