While driving with David

Me : "So one of my friends has a birthday on the 13th, right? And I saw this at the beginning of the month. So when her birthday came along on the 11th, I sent her an email to say "happy birthday". A little later that day …

While explaining why computer processors have differences (specifically, why the Playstation 3 might be harder to develop for than the XBox 360 or the Wii), I touched on the idea of specialization and optimization.

Processors can be optimized for specific tasks, or they can be generic. The processor in your …