Re: Is Intel exceptionally unsuccessful as an architecture designer?

On Sun, 22 Sep 2024 0:13:38 +0000, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
 

On 9/21/2024 4:55 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Sat, 21 Sep 2024 13:43:55 -0700, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
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On 9/21/2024 1:22 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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On Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:33:23 -0700, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
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Is there any activity going on at absolute zero?

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No, because the Third Law of Thermodynamics says you can’t get there
anyway.

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How close can one get?

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Arbitrarily close. I heard of experiments already being done in the
microkelvin range.

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Odd. So absolute zero is the "limit" and we can get arbitrarily close to
it? Kind of reminds me of the infinity in the unit fractions. Say they
are signed for a moment... ;^)

 Temperature is an unsigned quantity.

 

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Correction: just checked, and the Guinness World Record site reports a
figure of 38pK.