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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:20:00 +0100
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On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Bakul Shah <bakul+plan9@bitblocks.com> wr=
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> Unfortunately we don't have exact analogs in s/w. =C2=A0We can
> only simplicate; we can't add lightness!

In manufacturing, I'd suppose lighter materials are harder to make and
use, kind of like using low level languages for components. Standard
optimization techique, replace measurably slow (heavy) components by
something implemented closer (lighter) to the machine.

Robby