Computer
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And for the computers that often act as extensions of ourselves, memory plays much the same role, whether it's a two-hour movie, a two-word text file, or the instructions for opening either, everything in a
computer'
s memory takes the form of basic units called bits, or binary digits.
Each of these is stored in a memory cell that can switch between two states for two possible values, 0 and 1. Files and programs consist of millions of these bits, all processed in the central processing unit, or CPU, that acts as the
computer'
s brain.
And as the number of bits needing to be processed grows exponentially,
computer
designers face a constant struggle between size, cost, and speed.
SRAM is the fastest memory in a
computer
system, but also the most expensive, and takes up three times more space than DRAM.
We tend to think of
computer
memory as stable and permanent, but it actually degrades fairly quickly.
I tell you this so that all of you out there who work so hard, whether you run a company or a country or a classroom or a store or a home, take me seriously when I talk about working, so you'll get that I don't peck at a
computer
and imagine all day, so you'll hear me when I say that I understand that a dream job is not about dreaming.
They get radicalized in their basement or bedroom, in front of a
computer.
In other words, building a
computer
which mimicked the function of every single neuron of the human brain won't necessarily create a conscious computerized brain.
Minimize potential distractions by turning off the
computer
or TV and putting your cell phone on airplane mode.
My friend Lev Brie, who is a professor at the University of Columbia and teaches intro to Java tells me about his office hours with
computer
science students.
And that number is really powerful, because last year we only graduated 7,500 women in
computer
science.
We found a Rwandan who runs a business that's available to allow the youth to play
computer
games on recycled games consoles and recycled televisions.
So here, I have my
computer
set up with the projector, and I have a Wii Remote sitting on top of it.
And why this is interesting is that if you put on, say, a pair of safety glasses, that have two infrared dots in them, they are going to give the
computer
an approximation of your head location.
And why this is interesting is I have this sort of application running on the
computer
monitor, which has a 3D room, with some targets floating in it.
Maybe learning about the
computer
science of scheduling can give us some ideas about our own human struggles with time.
Another insight that emerges from
computer
scheduling has to do with one of the most prevalent features of modern life: interruptions.
When a
computer
goes from one task to another, it has to do what's called a context switch, bookmarking its place in one task, moving old data out of its memory and new data in.
In
computer
science, this idea goes by the name of interrupt coalescing.
I was sitting in a dive bar outside of Columbia University, where I studied
computer
science and neuroscience, and I was having this great conversation with a fellow student about the power of holograms to one day replace computers.
In other words, we're trying to create a zero learning-curve
computer.
This is Microsoft HoloLens, the first fully untethered holographic
computer.
By bringing holograms into our world, I'm not just talking about a new device or a better
computer.
Put it this way: temporally adjusted, we're like cave people in
computer
terms.
And what better place to begin our journey, than in the
computer
cave of 2D.
Let's explore the world all around us with this new lens, and understand the
computer
world from a brand new perspective.
The
computer
universe is both marvelous and primitive.
From self-driving cars to smartphones to this holographic
computer
on my head, machines are becoming capable of understanding our world.
I thought that the main space to show my work was the Internet because I want an open concept that invites everybody to push the share button in both the
computer
and their brain.
And I want to hear the cat purring, not the sound of the fans in the
computer.
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