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RISC-V
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RISC-V (pronounced "risk-five") is a license-free, modular, extensible instruction set architecture (ISA).
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Me: That's cool, but why would you need that? What are the benefits of this?
Some dude who gets paid a few orders of magnitude more than me: “This is an exciting step forward in flexible semiconductor technology. Enabling an open-standard, non-silicon 32-bit microprocessor will democratise access to computing, unlocking emerging applications while opening the door to sub-dollar compute.“
I could use it to control embed string lights in my sweater.
That sounds like a big deal