"As smart as we are, in this sense we are all dim bulbs."
— Aamodt, Sandra; Wang, Sam
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March 31, 2009
Metaphor
"As smart as we are, in this sense we are all dim bulbs."
Metaphor in Context
Compare this with your brain, which uses about 12 watts, an amount that supports not only memory but all your thought processes. This is less than the energy consumed by a typical refrigerator light, and half the typical needs of a laptop computer. Cutting power consumption by half while increasing computing power many times over is a pretty challenging design standard. As smart as we are, in this sense we are all dim bulbs.
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Citation
Aamodt, Sandra, and Sam Wang. "Computers vs. Brains." The New York Times Online Opinionator. March 31, 2009. <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
03/11/2010
