• pizzazz@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Citing a comment I’ve recently seen, it’s amazing how humanity managed to produce only one generation actually competent with computers.

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      8 months ago

      I don’t know that I agree with that. Before my generation (X) the computer geeks had to flip dip switches to set IRQs. Before that there were punch cards. Before that there were vacuum tubes that needed to be replaced.

      We’ve only really ever done what was needed to get our shit working with as little effort as possible. I’ve never used punch cards or changed vacuum tubes.