11 February 2010 - 2GHz

To a human, a reaction that occurs within 200 milliseconds appears instantaneous. In this moment, so short that it seems to be no time at all, an ordinary 2GHz computer’s clock ticks 400,000,000 times. If you’re young and somebody else feeds you, you might be able to count that high in your lifetime. That is why no robot exists that will shovel your walk—they’re already too smart to fall for that.