Web Excursions 2021-06-15
Doom Running on an IKEA Lamp [video] | Hacker News
teekert: We should all take some time to consider that our light bubs have more powerful computers than the first computer many of us once owned.
simias: Empirically it seems that software simply doesn't scale as well as hardware does. One hand hand you could be impressed that a modern light bulb can run Doom, on the other you could be alarmed that you need a Doom-capable computer to run a modern light bulb.
Shifting Focus, NATO Views China as a Global Security Challenge
Russia is repeatedly described as a “threat” to NATO in the [communiqué issued at the conclusion of a one-day summit of NATO]
“Russia’s aggressive actions constitute a threat to Euro-Atlantic security.”
By contrast, China is described as presenting “challenges.”
“China’s growing influence and international policies can present challenges that we need to address together as an alliance.”
engage China with a view to defending the security interests of the alliance’’
presenting “systemic challenges” to the “rules-based international order.”