It would lead one to the question: Is the software ahead of the processor, or the other way around?

Personnally I believe that it is cyclical (and so is my spelling ability!). At one point the processor speed races ahead of the software, then as the programmers figure out how to use the new gadgets and gizmos, they catch up and exceed what the processors can deal with. Then, when you think all is lost, those silly chip designers throw their mojo at the silicon wafers and ... BOOM ... a new and ever faster processor is born.

SO even though the 800mhz processor you own and use is slowing down, it is only going to get behind the power curve more and more, and sooner or later should end up in the processor graveyard or embedded into clear lucite, making it the perfect place to put your coffee/tea cup.

As for me, I still have a P3 500 that is trudging along because like most, I'm either too stubborn to realize that it is even more archaic than what you have, or maybe it is just that I don't have the money (or I don't want to allocate the funds) to buy/build a newer computer. I have the new case and power supply. I even have a video board for that new computer, but alas, no MB/Proc/RAM/etc. And yes, I also procrastinate profusely.

Now if you have made it this far through this book, you are probable wondering what in the heck is he carrying on about? , well by this time, I have forgotten, also, so will leave you with this thought.

What came first, the chicken or the egg? (read: fat code/phat processors)

Isn't PERL great?

In reply to Re: OT: Spammers Vs Mail::SpamAssassin and the Winner Is... by Paulster2
in thread OT: Spammers Vs Mail::SpamAssassin and the Winner Is... by ptkdb

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.