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[-] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 30 points 10 months ago

Grad school pro tip: Do not become the “computer person.”

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago

Be the comp sci researcher who writes their code on paper and has someone else compile it because they don’t know how to use the things

[-] Jerkface@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

opens shoebox

I encodeded the bytecode on punch cards! You know, for fun!

[-] nitefox@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

takes jar I captured 8 butterflies and taught them to flap their wings faster or slower based on a flute melody, which eccitate the molecules enough to produce energy which will be converted into a 0 and 1 signals

[-] XTornado@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

Finally a real programmer. Sideeffects: Might cause a typhon.

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Congratulations on completing your Druid training.

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's like that everywhere lol. Once you're the "computer person" expect to be the resident IT person for the rest of your time there, whether it be academia, industry, or family.

I once had to coach a coworker on how to attach a PDF to an email...

this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2023
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