• RubberElectrons@lemmy.world
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    11 hours 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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    Thank you. I struggle with this. I was so optimistic about technology when I was younger. Now, not as much.

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      16 hours ago

      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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        14 hours ago

        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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          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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    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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    This post was approved by metacorp.

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

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      I’ve seen all these complaints for the product owner/manager doing nothing and maybe I have different experiences, but the one in my team seems to say least somewhat keep up with what the business wants and what the developers can accomplish. Albeit still just a middle manager that doesn’t do much actual work. The scrum master on the other hand does literally nothing but pretend to act as a bad babysitter for the team and doesn’t provide anything. Can’t truly grasp what he gets paid for other than having a scrum master certificate (presumably writing his name in crayon on it).

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        Good product managers are worth their weight in gold. Most aren’t good.

        Good scrum masters are worth their weight in lead.

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    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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        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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          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.