The arXiv preprint 'Programming nanomechanical computation with light' (submitted May 2026) demonstrates basic digital gates realized through cavity optomechanical coupling, operating near thermal amplitudes where stochasticity dominates. Unlike prior mechanical logic efforts that relied on electrostatic or piezoelectric actuation and suffered from slow speeds or high dissipation, this work exploits strong, laser-tunable nonlinearities for both computation and level restoration. The experimental setup uses a single nanomechanical resonator inside an optical cavity, achieving controlled coupling via radiation pressure without external amplifiers. This preprint status means the results have not undergone peer review; sample size is effectively one device architecture with repeated measurements, and limitations include cryogenic or vacuum requirements not addressed for room-temperature scaling. Related work in Nature Physics (Aspelmeyer et al., 2023) on quantum optomechanics and a 2024 Nano Letters paper on thermal-noise-limited resonators both highlight how this approach sidesteps traditional CMOS voltage scaling walls. The editorial premise of everyday deployment within a year overstates readiness: integration with silicon photonics foundries remains unproven, and thermal noise tolerance has not been benchmarked against 10^9-cycle reliability targets. Yet the insight missed by coverage is the implicit thermodynamic computing angle: by embracing rather than fighting fluctuations, the system points toward stochastic computing fabrics that could slash energy per operation below 1 aJ, connecting to emerging probabilistic AI hardware trends. If fabrication yield improves, hybrid photonic-nanomechanical chips may first appear in edge sensors rather than general processors.