ok, so binding to just x86 is not a good move... so, what can be done to further binding to consumer hardware?

I think we've done enough for now. the only way to say what should be changed is to see how consumer hardware changes in future generations of tech

there've been a lot of moves to integrate FPGAs onto motherboards and CPUs, but those have only been in high end servers

sometimes that sort of thing trickles down into consumer space. in this instance I doubt it will

while I agree that "we;ve done enough for now", I'd like to keep the conversation going. During the recent effort to defend against ASICs, there was a strong notion that RandomX was the end of the odyssey, and that if further mods were made, consumer hardware should be abandoned entirely

so I imagine we can integrate changes that are anticipatory as opposed to reactionary

because reactionary changes have the problem of some cabal deciding to thwart the financial something or other of someone else

and apparently that gets into legal hullamaboo.

however, if we stay one step ahead, then its not a cabal... its just protocol development / improvement i guess

hullumaballoo

The big trends in mobile phones now are AI coprocessors

you could look at their market penetration and see if they're going to become a thing

yeah, i guess phone hardware in general would be a good thing to keep an eye on and target

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