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[–] 116 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Thank you for creating non-fiction!

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  • [–] 80 points 1 year ago

    This post was approved by metacorp.

    Despair, Resignation, Apathy. Thank you for adhering to our company values.

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  • [–] 65 points 1 year ago

    This is how I felt when I used to work in insurance. Glad I got out.

    The lie they tell you is that your replaceable. Fuck em, without you they have to work just a bit harder to maintain control...

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  • [–] 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)

    This is how my Dad feels after designing switches for smartphones. He's always proud to say that there's likely a piece of technology in your hand that he's designed, but he also hates phones.

    FUCK AUTO CORRECT

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Like data switches or the physical buttons?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

    It's on the chips. It's similar to a data switch, but on a waaaaaaay smaller scale. If you have an Android device, it's in there.

    We've argued about this a lot. He doesn't like to call them that.

    I have half of an idea as to what I'm talking about, I am NOT an electrical engineer.

    The term "electronic switch" is so old. He doesn't like to use it anymore. Saying "data" helps specify what you're talking about, but it's a misnomer because the switch may serve another function. It's a whole thing, man.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    Gonna guess this is related to what he's talking about: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shift_register

    They actually move bits of data in and out of the CPU/ram once per 'tick' of the system-wide clock, which is usually ticking in the GHz range.

    Software will handle decisions on what bits/bytes to move where, the registers are where data is electronically modified, the shifters actually move the bytes in and out.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

    I think it’s even simpler than that

    it’s ram

    here is some ee 100 stuff not looked at the whole thing

    www.cs.emory.edu/~cheung/Courses/255/Syllabus/4-intro/SLIDES/s10a.html

    there’s probably a youtube video with a guy from India that’ll do it better

    ewww ran into ai slop on youtube instead

    this is decent

    https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1gvh5c6/eli5_is_there_really_a_tiny_switch_for_every_bit/

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Without more details, it's hard to know.

    But I'd guess his dad would've simply said "ram" or "memory", something everyone is at least mildly familiar with, vs the more specific phrasing, "similar to a data switch but on a way smaller scale".

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    It's on the chips. It's similar to a data switch, but on a waaaaaaay smaller scale.

    We've argued about this a lot. He doesn't like to call them that. The term "electronic switch" is so old.

    this makes it pretty clear

    he’s explaining the function to someone that he thinks is hardware illiterate

    also if he’s really specialized it may literally be the ‘switch’ part

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I work in automotive manufacturing, but am very anti-car. similar idea.

    yes, your big ass bronco has parts on it that were put together by tooling I designed. and I think you're an asshole for driving it around the city after dark, with your giant box blocking my vision, blind spots blocking yours, and LED headlights blinding everybody

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago

    I'm in this comic and I don't like it.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago

    Finally, Unix realism! 🙃

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago

    Too close to home.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    definitely feeling this content. as always, thanks for posting

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    I'm working in tech, stuff which absolutely will be a step function for humanity in terms of cost for energy.

    My concern is whether it is a step up, or down.

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    Again thanks for posting.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Despair for content I like it thank you.

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    Thank you. I struggle with this. I was so optimistic about technology when I was younger. Now, not as much.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm happy to be lucky that my last two jobs have been either writing code for scientific charities or safety software. I'm fairly sure my code has never once harmed anyone, and may have even saved lives, maybe... Maybe it's not important enough to actively save a life, but it at least stopped people making stupid mistakes that could lead to people dying.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (13 children)

    Damn, this is a deep cut.

    We tech workers really are class traitors.

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    No we aren't one cartoon doesn't define you.

    Now if you're coding something intentionally addicting and soul crushing yes you're bad.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Ofc. We're class traitors, but also victims. We have slightly more bargaining power (for now) than the average worker, so I think we deserve that much more flak.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Everything can be rationalized away, but if you can answer hate and fear with love and understanding, nothing in the 'Verse can stop us.

    I can rationalize the top monsters behaviour back to childhood trauma, and I can see how even the last factory worker can be the same level of responsible as the president of the United States.

    The key for me is finding personal responsibility for myself. I was never taught how to take proper care of myself (emotionally mainly), and I think this might be endemic to society. I might be projecting.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    I think we all project but just lie to ourselves about it. Maybe I'm projecting though too

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Probably. We might all be brains in jars.

    How's the 'deep cut' of the post healing over? Any insights to share?

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    The deep cut has formed into a rift. I'm almost completely burned on the notion of doing any good in this world with my tech skills. I'm applying to work at a university now, which at least is a bit more of a public service. But it still is selling the next generation on corpo tech, and credentialism.

    I'm not sure my money work can ever really be a net good.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, but that beats making another freemium app or rowing Bezos' boat. Keep your chin up, and make sure you and your own are OK. There will be no revolution if all the altruists are already bled out, you hear me?

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Thanks for this. There are no perfect solutions in this world, and you're right--it's something. Maybe I can use what influence I have in this role to set up the next generation of tech workers to do better than we did.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Bro you might be I just make cataloguing software for libraries and shit. There are massive swathes of the tech industry that aren't FAANG and sketchy startups.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Actually, looking it up it appears health tech is one of the biggest employers as a block, so maybe my thinking is a little skewed.

    I'll amend my comment to mean tech workers at big, monopolistic tech companies, or those with aspirations.

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    This is me but I don't smoke and have prettier hair

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    why did you come here to comment now?

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