>most modern software is spending 99.9% of the time waiting for user input, and 0.1% of the time actually calculating something
Bad mindset.
A GFCI breaker spends 99.99999% of the time waiting with zero leakage current. Yet, when it does detect leakage current, you want the breaker to trip as quickly as possible.
See where I'm going?
Imagine if it would take 5 seconds from flicking a light switch until the lights actually turn on. Because the switch is waiting for user input 99.99% of the time, right? Would you install that light switch in your home?
Bad mindset.
A GFCI breaker spends 99.99999% of the time waiting with zero leakage current. Yet, when it does detect leakage current, you want the breaker to trip as quickly as possible.
See where I'm going?
Imagine if it would take 5 seconds from flicking a light switch until the lights actually turn on. Because the switch is waiting for user input 99.99% of the time, right? Would you install that light switch in your home?