Published on: 2025-07-09 23:28:00
In context: Google researcher and reverse engineer "LaurieWired" recently posed a thought-provoking thread on X: What would happen after a CPU manufacturing apocalypse? How would the tech world respond to a future without newer, faster processors? Programming and optimization legend John Carmack offered an equally compelling answer. LaurieWired proposes the idea of a "Zero Tape-out Day" (Z-Day), an event causing manufacturers to stop producing new silicon designs. Considering the existing suppl
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-10 04:28:00
In context: Google researcher and reverse engineer "LaurieWired" recently posed a thought-provoking thread on X: What would happen after a CPU manufacturing apocalypse? How would the tech world respond to a future without newer, faster processors? Programming and optimization legend John Carmack offered an equally compelling answer. LaurieWired proposes the idea of a "Zero Tape-out Day" (Z-Day), an event causing manufacturers to stop producing new silicon designs. Considering the existing suppl
Keywords: carmack computing hardware lauriewired optimization
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