alt Hacker NewsLike computing used to be. When I first compiled a Linux kernel it ran overnight on a Pentium-S. I had little idea what I was doing, probably compiled all the modules by mistake.
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drowsspa • yesterday at 10:47 PM
At least the compiler was free
I remember that time, where compiling Linux kernels was measured in hours. Then multi-core computing arrived, and after a few years it was down to 10 minutes.
With LLMs it feels more like the old punchcards, though.