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a bite isn’t what it used to be

So recently I’ve been learning this new programming language, FLEX, and have been very impressed with how powerful it is. That is to say, how much power it takes to run the goddamn thing. The benefits of having this rich environment are completely subsidized by todays computer climate. My app which is only one page is a staggering .25 mb, and while you are correct in asserting that this is .000125 of todays average computer memory, it’s also correct to say that it is 250,000 bites.

When once there was a need for programmers to save every bit of memory, now concern for cpu performane is pushed aside for todays new bottleneck. Bandwidth. Even that isn’t much of a hindrance with today’s willy-nilly use of broadband with all this ’streaming’.

I guess the point of this is, ‘media’, in all of it’s thousands of meanings, is changing so rapidly right now that no one can keep up. I’m excited to see what awaits us, and also terrified to watch people blunder about without a clue trying to make money off of out-dated technology.

If you’re still reading, buy nintendo stocks!

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 at 9:17 pm.

2 Comments to “a bite isn’t what it used to be”

  1. coastwise Says:
    February 6th, 2008 at 10:57 am

    i find it amusing that you have a “if you’re still reading” at the end of nearly every post… don’t worry about readers. if this site is mainly for writing down your thoughts for your own purposes (as mine and andrew’s are as well), then leave it up to the reader to find their own way.
    yes, the singularity is near. read some of ray kurzweil’s thoughts on technology and the future. i think you’ll like what you find ;)
    also 8bits=1byte. a bite is something far more… biological

  2. admin Says:
    February 6th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    it’s called wit :P

    you don’t get as much food per mouthful as you used to? huh? no? yeah im’ not funny usually…

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