gay_geek@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat are some everyday things that feel magical to you?message-squaremessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up189arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some everyday things that feel magical to you?gay_geek@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square57linkfedilinkfile-text
Like, how did I leave Bangkok at 8 AM and arrive in LA at 8 AM the same day, both local time? Time travel.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 months agoI took graduate courses in RF physics. It’s magic.
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoI studied electronics, and today I work in IT, specializing in networking. I have no fucking idea why RF, let alone wifi, works. I mean understand how it works, but the why-part is magic, trust me.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoThe “how” part gets murkier the deeper you dig. The “why” is because we like magic things.
minus-squareRustySharp@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoI worked with someone that’s been designing RF circuits close to 4 decades. They reckon it’s only about 50% magic.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoThey are a wizard and they are lying
minus-squareRustySharp@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoThey are a wizard, yes. Nobody in their right mind would want to do it for so long. They also reckon the other 50% is trying to harness the magic by randomly tweaking stuff in the hope it doesn’t blow up in their face…
I took graduate courses in RF physics.
It’s magic.
I studied electronics, and today I work in IT, specializing in networking. I have no fucking idea why RF, let alone wifi, works. I mean understand how it works, but the why-part is magic, trust me.
The “how” part gets murkier the deeper you dig.
The “why” is because we like magic things.
I worked with someone that’s been designing RF circuits close to 4 decades. They reckon it’s only about 50% magic.
They are a wizard and they are lying
They are a wizard, yes. Nobody in their right mind would want to do it for so long.
They also reckon the other 50% is trying to harness the magic by randomly tweaking stuff in the hope it doesn’t blow up in their face…