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I think the main barrier to a cheap RISC-V board like you describe is a real Android port. By "real" I mean it needs working ART and V8 compiler ports so apps and web pages don't r…

Because the companies that HN likes to sarcastically call "ad companies" actually ship many sophisticated products to their customers (both users and advertisers)? Products with fe…

Also referenced in this paper (section 5): https://research.fb.com/publications/machine-learning-at-fac...

There are some other potential reasons: - Simpler PCB routing (= fewer layers = cheaper board) only using lanes from the CPU closer to the slots - Slots still work when 2nd CPU is …

I suppose they could take out just the CPUs for the gold and leave the rest to hold up the tables.

One major factor is just how early California ordered residents to shelter-in-place (or "lockdown"). Several San Francisco Bay Area counties issued an order on March 17. Governor N…