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  Re: A kind of revolution is happening in the United States  
From: Orchid XP v8
Date: 16 Apr 2011 06:09:08
Message: <4da96ac4$1@news.povray.org>
On 15/04/2011 07:24 PM, Darren New wrote:
> On 4/15/2011 10:00, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> If it's so simple and easy, why isn't everyone doing it?
>
> Hey, 3GHz 4-core processors only cost like $200. Why didn't we have
> those back in the original PC?

I've often wondered about this. Why did people design a 33MHz CPU, and 
then a 66MHz one, and then 100MHz, and so forth? Why didn't they just go 
straight to 4GHz?

> The longer the half life, the less radiation is being emitted per pound
> of material. That just falls out of the definition of half life.

So the radiation is actually *caused by* the substance decaying?

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