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[-] zalack@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

One of the things I like about programming is it feels like legit magic. You infuse a lightning stone with words of power that bend its mind to your will. One must be cautious. It will do what is asked if it. Exactly what is asked if it. Ask carefully.

[-] spike@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”

Arthur C. Clarke, 1962, “Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible”

[-] thehatfox@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

Computers and tech in general often feels like magic. The first computer I ever used was a ZX Spectrum, now I have something vastly more computationally powerful, and constantly connected to a worldwide communication network and knowledge repository in my pocket!

It's amazing any of it actually works, especially as we don't always seem to know how it works.

[-] PlasmaK@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

[-] Rhaedas@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

Wireless is magic and no technical jargon can convince me otherwise. How do you begin to troubleshoot magic?

[-] Deceptichum@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

With a wand.

[-] boff@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago
[-] bettse@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

What is the original source?

[-] 0x00cl@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Did you mean, let me rewrite it from scratch? :p

[-] loops@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

I imagine this is what parts of the windows OS is like.

[-] dudewitbow@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Its basically why one of windows 11s goals is complete rewrite of the start bar. Just to get away from legacy spaghetti code from ME.

[-] DestroyMegacorps@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Windows 11 is just a reskined version of windows 10

[-] alternative_factor@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

This would be a great fantasy novel honestly.

[-] klangcola@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Teaching sand to think was a mistake

this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2023
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