{"id":325,"date":"2026-07-21T15:11:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lostmymindfulness.com\/blog\/?p=325"},"modified":"2026-07-24T08:10:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:10:38","slug":"existential-exercises-with-metaphysical-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lostmymindfulness.com\/blog\/epic-adventures\/existential-exercises-with-metaphysical-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"Existential Exercises With Metaphysical Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/lostmymindfulness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tn_homonculus_graffiti.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostmymindfulness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tn_homonculus_graffiti.jpg 374w, https:\/\/lostmymindfulness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tn_homonculus_graffiti-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moore&#8217;s law is not Moore&#8217;s law and it is not, in fact a law. But it held true for decades until Google harnessed the qubit and now we are hitting light speed computations with simple cellular devices you can purchase with pocket change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is Moore&#8217;s Law <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.ac.uk\/resources\/blog\/what-is-moores-law\/#:~:text=Moore's%20Law%20observes%20that%20the,if%20it's%20still%20relevant%20today.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moore&#8217;s Law<\/a><\/strong> can be paraphrased as computing technology will be twice as fast and twice as small every several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last I heard about it on the popular news channels I was noticing some incredible discrepancy within my devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Data Log Rolls Over <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before I crawled out from under the rock the Universe dropped on me , I thought I was living the high life in Seabrook, NH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each month I would pay the bills with my online accounts and witness the miracle of light speed computing I had no idea existed at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I tapped out the amount on my Windoze desktop and hit enter to send the payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before I lifted my finger my phone would ding as I received an email thanking me for the payment I just made!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faster Than Radio Waves?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What happens when I send the bill? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My form results are sent to the credit card company in South Dakota.. They check the balance on my debit card connected to my bank in NH. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Triggering either a thank you for your payment email or a payment unsuccessful warning if I don&#8217;t have the money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faster than I can think, how did they do that so fast?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continued: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lostmymindfulness.com\/blog\/epic-adventures\/who-let-schrodingers-cat-out-of-the-bag\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"360\">Who let Schrodinger&#8217;s Cat Out Of The Bag<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moore&#8217;s law is not Moore&#8217;s law and it is not, in fact a law. But it held true for decades until Google harnessed the qubit and now we are hitting light speed computations with simple cellular devices you can purchase with pocket change. 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