Summary of the week of January 29, 2024

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A mini summary this time:

16-bit CPU in a spreadsheet

Someone has created a 16-bit processor in an Excel spreadsheet. It runs at 3Hz, has 128kB of RAM, a 16-color display, and can execute its own machine instructions.

sudo now has a logo

sudo, the popular Linux tool that allows certain users to escalate privileges, now has a logo.

Selling Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi is going to make a public offering. The organization's CEO says they won't change things. At the moment, Sony Semiconductor already has a good chunk of the foundation.

Nvidia GPU comparison

Someone has created a pretty comprehensive spreadsheet comparing prices (adjusted for inflation), GPU specs, memory, theoretical performance, and power dissipation of Nvidia graphics card models from 2005 to the present.