Riding the wave of electronics [Reflections]

I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THE IMPENDING end of Moore's Law for so many years that I've become skeptical of all the claims of doom. Like the Little Engine That Could, Moore's Law keeps chugging along. Nonetheless, it has definitely reached the huffing and puffing stage. • I was considering upgrading my desktop with a new CPU and motherboard, but new, comparably priced CPUs have about the same clock speed as my 4-year-old model. The newer ones do have more transistors and better architectures, so technical benchmarks show about a 50 percent improvement. Nonetheless, when it comes to everyday applications, the newer models might not exhibit noticeably better performance. I'm disappointed because I feel compelled to have the latest stuff at all times.