The logical, if frustrating realistic corollary to Moore's Law regarding the number of transistors on a microchip. In as much as Moore's Law is used to estimate reductions in the cost per unit of computers, so will the reduced cost of the computers be converted to more processors purchased if the programmers are left unchecked.
The following conversation could have been avoided if Fred had applied the Nerd's Corollary to the purchase of new computers:
"Fred, I thought you said that if we bought the quad core machines, we could reduce the number of computers in the server room and save costs. Why do we have more servers than when we started and are over budget?"
"Well, we needed more machines because with the new speed and power, we discovered we could re-thread the re-factored process and parallelize the... (Fred's eyes glaze over and the rest of the information is lost in this discussion)"
"Fred, I thought you said that if we bought the quad core machines, we could reduce the number of computers in the server room and save costs. Why do we have more servers than when we started and are over budget?"
"Well, we needed more machines because with the new speed and power, we discovered we could re-thread the re-factored process and parallelize the... (Fred's eyes glaze over and the rest of the information is lost in this discussion)"
by Metalman007 December 4, 2012
Get the Nerd's Corollarymug. by NotCLC June 2, 2023
Get the True Nerdmug. by Grossman27 October 28, 2018
Get the The Nerds Productionsmug. Excuse me waiter, can I get just a side of your hippie style over priced bacon? Yes I am a bacon nerd.
by isoskepsis December 1, 2018
Get the bacon nerdmug. When a nerd has accumulated an urge to release or satisfy the act of "nerding" out or action that falls under the category of being a nerd.
An example of nerd-venting would be having lunch or dinner with a group of individuals and then abruptly stabbing your fork in the table, getting up and putting in an Episode IV Star Wars movie and watching it without regard to any of your surroundings.
Or
Making needless relations to Star Trek Next Generation and it's direct correlation to your Physics class.
Or
Making needless relations to Star Trek Next Generation and it's direct correlation to your Physics class.
by Enron? February 28, 2012
Get the nerd-ventmug. by Wayne.Kerr July 12, 2023
Get the Nerdmug. What you say every time you see a person that exists. You can say it to anyone, anwhere. If you say it near sensitive people, they will tell you their grades and try to prove their not a big nerd.
by Your A Nerd February 26, 2019
Get the You big nerdmug.