Riding the wave of electronics [Reflections]

Summary form only given. I've been hearing about the impending end of Moore's Law for so many years that I've become skeptical of all the claims of doom. Like the Little Engine That Could, Moore's Law keeps chugging along. Nonetheless, it has definitely reached the humng and pulling stage. . I was considering upgrading my desktop with a new CPU and motherboard, but new, comparably priced CPUs have...