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by sam-s 1328 days ago
I learned that "garbage collection" is not just a memory management technique but also refers to big trucks removing the content of trash cans when I took a "nerd test".
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One of the architects of the Pentium Pro, Intel’s first out-of-order execution engine, told of walking up to a Coke machine with an “out of order” sign on it — “Oh, out-of-order has other meanings.”
The vending machine at intel drops a can of coke. A CPU architect walking by picks it up then inserts his money. The machine is out of order.