Hacker News
new
|
past
|
comments
|
ask
|
show
|
jobs
|
submit
login
dredmorbius
on Dec 2, 2013
|
parent
|
context
|
favorite
| on:
Drowning in JavaScript
Paul Allen (of Microsoft and Ticketmaster fame) refers to this as a "complexity brake" in his critique of Kurzweil's Singularity concept.
Bandwidth is well and good, but latencies are non-fungible, as are other overheads.
dredmorbius
on Dec 2, 2013
[–]
Link for those interested:
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/425733/paul-allen-the-s...
Guidelines
|
FAQ
|
Lists
|
API
|
Security
|
Legal
|
Apply to YC
|
Contact
Search:
Bandwidth is well and good, but latencies are non-fungible, as are other overheads.