▲ 1183 ▼ Cable management is an art form (i.postimg.cc) submitted 11 months ago by Evil_Shrubbery to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 95 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 46 points 11 months ago (2 children) Engineering isn’t so different from medical. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] wischi@programming.dev 19 points 11 months ago (4 children) Is it though? There isn't one part in the human body that has exactly one specific purpose. Everything is something mushy with basically one main purpose and a ton of side-quests. Almost the exact opposite of what engineers prefer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 23 points 11 months ago Squeezing multiple features into single components? Sounds exactly like what engineers do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago Um, can you let the engineers know that? permalink fedilink source parent [–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (4 children) What other functions do the eyes do than seeing? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] asbestos@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago hurt permalink fedilink source parent [–] cattywampas@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Eyes have a huge role in communication. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) I don’t think I’d count that as explicitly a physical bodily function. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cattywampas@midwest.social 5 points 11 months ago But a function nonetheless, and it's been one for millions of years and since before we were human. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Crying to release endorphins. That count? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Tear ducts, sure. But eyeballs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Close enough? As the eyeball lubrication system, I'd call tear ducts part of the eyeball unit. 🤷🏻 Hell, everything is ultimately part of the same unit, even the bacteria that's not "us". permalink fedilink source parent [–] cynar@piefed.social 2 points 11 months ago Circadian rhythm maintenance. Melatonin is broken down in the eye by blueish light. When this stops, the melatonin levels begin to climb, leading to tiredness. This is also why phones etc keep you awake. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) I dunno, eyeballs are pretty much unitaskers. Vision gets used to help reinforce balance, reflexes, and proprioception, but that's all in the brain. Teeth might be debatable. Arguably they're only for masticating food. The debate opens up whether other functions are physiological and so compulsory, social constructs, or neurological things we do instinctively. With everything else, I 100% agree. It's all an engineering nightmare to service and troubleshoot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago In humans, the teeth are also used heavily for communication - both visual displays and making noises. permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago "Commander Riker has dramatically demonstrated to this court that Lieutenant Commander Data is a machine. Do we deny that? No. Because it is not relevant. We too are machines, just machines of a different type." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wischi@programming.dev 19 points 11 months ago (4 children) Is it though? There isn't one part in the human body that has exactly one specific purpose. Everything is something mushy with basically one main purpose and a ton of side-quests. Almost the exact opposite of what engineers prefer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 23 points 11 months ago Squeezing multiple features into single components? Sounds exactly like what engineers do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago Um, can you let the engineers know that? permalink fedilink source parent [–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (4 children) What other functions do the eyes do than seeing? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] asbestos@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago hurt permalink fedilink source parent [–] cattywampas@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Eyes have a huge role in communication. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) I don’t think I’d count that as explicitly a physical bodily function. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cattywampas@midwest.social 5 points 11 months ago But a function nonetheless, and it's been one for millions of years and since before we were human. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Crying to release endorphins. That count? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Tear ducts, sure. But eyeballs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Close enough? As the eyeball lubrication system, I'd call tear ducts part of the eyeball unit. 🤷🏻 Hell, everything is ultimately part of the same unit, even the bacteria that's not "us". permalink fedilink source parent [–] cynar@piefed.social 2 points 11 months ago Circadian rhythm maintenance. Melatonin is broken down in the eye by blueish light. When this stops, the melatonin levels begin to climb, leading to tiredness. This is also why phones etc keep you awake. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) I dunno, eyeballs are pretty much unitaskers. Vision gets used to help reinforce balance, reflexes, and proprioception, but that's all in the brain. Teeth might be debatable. Arguably they're only for masticating food. The debate opens up whether other functions are physiological and so compulsory, social constructs, or neurological things we do instinctively. With everything else, I 100% agree. It's all an engineering nightmare to service and troubleshoot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago In humans, the teeth are also used heavily for communication - both visual displays and making noises. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 23 points 11 months ago Squeezing multiple features into single components? Sounds exactly like what engineers do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago Um, can you let the engineers know that? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (4 children) What other functions do the eyes do than seeing? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] asbestos@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago hurt permalink fedilink source parent [–] cattywampas@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Eyes have a huge role in communication. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) I don’t think I’d count that as explicitly a physical bodily function. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cattywampas@midwest.social 5 points 11 months ago But a function nonetheless, and it's been one for millions of years and since before we were human. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Crying to release endorphins. That count? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Tear ducts, sure. But eyeballs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Close enough? As the eyeball lubrication system, I'd call tear ducts part of the eyeball unit. 🤷🏻 Hell, everything is ultimately part of the same unit, even the bacteria that's not "us". permalink fedilink source parent [–] cynar@piefed.social 2 points 11 months ago Circadian rhythm maintenance. Melatonin is broken down in the eye by blueish light. When this stops, the melatonin levels begin to climb, leading to tiredness. This is also why phones etc keep you awake. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cattywampas@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Eyes have a huge role in communication. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) I don’t think I’d count that as explicitly a physical bodily function. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cattywampas@midwest.social 5 points 11 months ago But a function nonetheless, and it's been one for millions of years and since before we were human. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) I don’t think I’d count that as explicitly a physical bodily function. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cattywampas@midwest.social 5 points 11 months ago But a function nonetheless, and it's been one for millions of years and since before we were human. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cattywampas@midwest.social 5 points 11 months ago But a function nonetheless, and it's been one for millions of years and since before we were human. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Crying to release endorphins. That count? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Tear ducts, sure. But eyeballs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Close enough? As the eyeball lubrication system, I'd call tear ducts part of the eyeball unit. 🤷🏻 Hell, everything is ultimately part of the same unit, even the bacteria that's not "us". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Tear ducts, sure. But eyeballs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Close enough? As the eyeball lubrication system, I'd call tear ducts part of the eyeball unit. 🤷🏻 Hell, everything is ultimately part of the same unit, even the bacteria that's not "us". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Close enough? As the eyeball lubrication system, I'd call tear ducts part of the eyeball unit. 🤷🏻 Hell, everything is ultimately part of the same unit, even the bacteria that's not "us". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cynar@piefed.social 2 points 11 months ago Circadian rhythm maintenance. Melatonin is broken down in the eye by blueish light. When this stops, the melatonin levels begin to climb, leading to tiredness. This is also why phones etc keep you awake. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) I dunno, eyeballs are pretty much unitaskers. Vision gets used to help reinforce balance, reflexes, and proprioception, but that's all in the brain. Teeth might be debatable. Arguably they're only for masticating food. The debate opens up whether other functions are physiological and so compulsory, social constructs, or neurological things we do instinctively. With everything else, I 100% agree. It's all an engineering nightmare to service and troubleshoot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago In humans, the teeth are also used heavily for communication - both visual displays and making noises. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago In humans, the teeth are also used heavily for communication - both visual displays and making noises. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago "Commander Riker has dramatically demonstrated to this court that Lieutenant Commander Data is a machine. Do we deny that? No. Because it is not relevant. We too are machines, just machines of a different type." permalink fedilink source parent
