▲ 1345 ▼ I knew it all along! (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [M] to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 85 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Jorgelino@lemmy.ml 73 points 2 years ago (5 children) Programmer here. Can confirm. Coding is just a list of instructions we send to the tiny people inside so they know what to do. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 45 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Electrical Engineer here. Electrons are people too! Very tiny, quantum people, with very tiny, quantum hopes, and very tiny, quantum dreams! Science cannot disprove this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago I hear electrons are really flaky. You tell them to show up at a specific place and time, and you just never know. Always getting involved in one entanglement or another. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mamertine@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's frustrating because they're so literal when following instructions. I wish they'd do what I want, not what I said. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago The trick is to say what you mean ☝🤓 permalink fedilink source parent [–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago That really isn't a bad metaphor for how the computer processes code. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) They don't always listen, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago That's why I'm constantly shoving cookies into the case. So the computer gnomes are happy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago pretty much permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 45 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Electrical Engineer here. Electrons are people too! Very tiny, quantum people, with very tiny, quantum hopes, and very tiny, quantum dreams! Science cannot disprove this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago I hear electrons are really flaky. You tell them to show up at a specific place and time, and you just never know. Always getting involved in one entanglement or another. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago I hear electrons are really flaky. You tell them to show up at a specific place and time, and you just never know. Always getting involved in one entanglement or another. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mamertine@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's frustrating because they're so literal when following instructions. I wish they'd do what I want, not what I said. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago The trick is to say what you mean ☝🤓 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago The trick is to say what you mean ☝🤓 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago That really isn't a bad metaphor for how the computer processes code. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) They don't always listen, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago That's why I'm constantly shoving cookies into the case. So the computer gnomes are happy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago That's why I'm constantly shoving cookies into the case. So the computer gnomes are happy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago pretty much permalink fedilink source parent
