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Jebus christ, it's because they're close. Like IN the cpu. Not nuzzled not ON, not NEXT TO.

Hell, if you know and optimize for registers and don't know why they're fast, you should be shot. Otherwise you're using a language that doesn't really give you control over registers why do you care?

Okay okay, I like reading about the blackbird and I know that I know nothing about how it really works other than lots of fuel. Still. Okay, I'm a Hypokrite.



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