I'm really really really not interested in computers getting more powerful.
I am super interested in them being more repairable and modifiable, drawing less power, lasting and being supported for way longer etc. That stuff still gets me excited
Computers are as fast as they need to be. I know that's an old thing we've been joking about for decades, but these days it feels software is just getting more and more bloated for the sake of selling faster computers and features for the sake of more=good capitalism
I've built a few really high-end PCs for people recently and nobody needs a computer that fast. It's like things load before you've even realised you've clicked on them. We don't need more than that! It's really silly
@Shrigglepuss hah I was telling someone today "computers peaked around Nehalem and SSDs"
@arrjay I've used a few PCIe 5 SSDs now, it's ridiculous
The two biggest computer upgrades I've seen are multicore and SSDs.
@jookia @Shrigglepuss @arrjay IMO the M4/NVMe SSDs feel to (PCI) SSDs like SSDs felt to HDDs