13 minutes ago, w6kd said:

64-bit code that eliminated the 32-bit memory constraint

Hands down the biggest paradigm-shift in simming history.   Not one change before (or after this so far) has had the impact that the 32 to 64 bit move has had. 

And much like where the human brain only uses a small portion of its "addressable" memory, so far, current technology only allows hardware to access a small portion of the addressable space available at 64bit.

Anyone who's seen the Movie "Lucy", can relate that when the hardware in the future can access a percentage of the full range of 64bit memory (maybe it'll be 128bit by then?)...well....reference another movie where computers are involved. Ever heard of that fancy new military defense computer software system that could squash a rouge virus in a minute?  Skynet, hello? 🤣 

Edited October 14, 20205 yr by Steve Dra
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13 minutes ago, Steve Dra said:

And much like where the human brain only uses a small portion of its "addressable" memory,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_percent_of_the_brain_myth#:~:text=The 10 percent of the,celebrated people%2C notably Albert Einstein.

58 minutes ago, JoeFackel said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_percent_of_the_brain_myth#:~:text=The 10 percent of the,celebrated people%2C notably Albert Einstein.

LOL...true dat!

I prefer to accept the Hollywood theories however (because they are fun and ignore some disturbing facts in our society).   

Because if (IMO) the actual science of brain utilization is referenced, then with all other things being equal, it becomes hard to explain why all of us don't have the exact same mental capabilities (or at least indicate we do through our activities and behavior). 🙂 

Theoretically, if can be argued that we do (unless there is real damage or genetic abnormalities) have the same mental capabilities, it should mean that I could show you a few times how to paint this:

...and you could.

I actually know you (or anyone with no afflictions that would prevent them otherwise), most certainly could...but then we'd have to add all the other factors that influence your ability to do so...not just pure brain power.  Trust me, it pains me to hear folks tell me "I could never do that"....when I know its really 1% brain power, and 99% effort and commitment. 🙂 

To that end, I've actually proved this when working with Avsim's own Library Manager  @Brian_A_Neuman to put the brush to the canvas and produce some great Maddog paints here:
https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=&Author=brian+neuman&CatID=root

He already had a foundation of skills, so the process went swimmingly (and we seemed to get along just fine, hehe).
EDIT: Dang Brian....has it almost been 2 years since we pulled our hair out (well...I did anyway, LOL) trying to figure out why your PSP setup was so different than mine?  Although I don't recall all the triumphs we achieved to get those paints out the door...I sure remember the pain! 
Perhaps I only recall the pain as we're in later version of the Matrix, and if we were in the the 1st one where everything was perfect, my primitive mind would be waking up, and whole crops would be lost! (one of the most mind-provoking monologs in movie history):

 

I guess in the end, since we can't just look at someone when they are concentrating on something, and gauge how much of their brain they're using, we can only hope they were using only .000001% of their brain power when they do this:

OMG wait 'till the end.  This video alone has accounted for many outbursts of hysterical laughter in my house...to the point of almost passing out from the inability to breath as I'm laughing so hard....wait till the end....if you don't laugh...then you are only using .00001% of your brain's humor silo, 'cause dat's funny right there! 🙂

 

Edited October 14, 20205 yr by Steve Dra