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World's smallest microcontroller looks like I could easily accidentally inhale it but packs a genuine 32-bit Arm CPU (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

I want those fuckers powering little submarines that fight cancer cells right now - but realistically speaking, these microcontrollers would need to be at least one order two order of magnitude smaller for that, no?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

I can guarantee you they wouldn't (solely) be used for pur benefit

[–] Flagstaff 7 points 15 hours ago

Oh, absolutely. I just mean that we appear to be headed in that direction.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Just reprogram viruses (like the microbe) instead. It's easier.