Aesthetics of single threading

 (ta.fo)

30 points | by todsacerdoti 3 days ago

2 comments

  • 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 1 hour ago
    Blocking is laying in bed waiting for my paycheck before I can get up.

    Multi-threading is handing off a simple task to someone else who will do it slower and need constant explanation, so that it looks like I'm less busy.

    Single-threading is writing and sending an email before returning to my work.

  • gaigalas 24 minutes ago
    > The human brain is not a state-of-the-art multi-core processor. It is closer to an old single-core chip from the 90s.

    That is plain bullshit. Make your case, but don't mix biology with it.

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    • egglemonsoup 22 minutes ago
      Studies have shown again and again how detrimental "multitasking" is to our cognitive abilities, which is the author's point.
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      • gaigalas 6 minutes ago
        Can you share those studies?
    • zahlman 12 minutes ago
      It's just a metaphor.
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      • gaigalas 4 minutes ago
        That's my point, this is a terrible metaphor.