Why are computers so fucking slow?

I mean, jesus.  We've come all this way and yet computers are still slow as fuck.  We make faster computers, better hardware, and it still just sucks ass.  Why the hell is this?

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And so was /b/ brought on /prog/!
May bowels of yours tremble as homosexuality ravages this peaceful land!

But seriously, how is it possible that /prog/ had good grammar, intelligent people and was clear of idiots for so long?