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- URL: https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/2060476161805971555
- Author: Jonathan Blow (@Jonathan_Blow)
- Posted: 2026-05-29 21:39:33
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1/ @Jonathan_Blow
Usually I would expect this to be lame. But the first thing that jumps to my mind when I see this is, “A PC that boots straight to the GPU and has no CPU.” Which I would be totally there for.
https://x.com/inkblotPrincess/status/2060431485358972972
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2/ @Jonathan_Blow
I doubt that’s what it is, because the modern computer industry does not seem to be able to do anything that is not incremental and accretive. But one can hope.