FPGA field programmable gate arrays
I came.
Oh baby, This is some fun tech.
Well duh! We need that kind of compute power to keep track of the debt.
Heck I wish this was more of a joke but as time goes on it isn't that far from the truth.
They even needed to add a number to the US debt clock when it hit over 10 Trillion(10^12)
2 Minutes to MIDNIGHT!!!!!!
Iron Maiden is now playing in your head.
It's human nature to see things in the shadows - the logic is hardwired into our brains. Exposure to popular culture makes the shadows look like aliens. No need to look for a radiation-based cause.
As I like to say fuzzy logic gone awry.
Fuzzy
The best book on programming for the layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.