Post APWvuZB1s2WpgY4Rjk by chuculate@pleroma.skyshanty.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #APWvnlsiEkj53pGNEm by thor@berserker.town
       2022-11-12T11:07:50Z
       
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       contrary to popular myth, even the computer experts get confused with the computers.we're often just doing guessworkalso, we know what to type into the Google prompt.
       
 (DIR) Post #APWvnmKiYd7ySgMjtA by coffee@mastodon.kakafe.ga
       2022-11-12T11:32:24Z
       
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       @thor The big difference is that someone who doesn't know much about computers thinks hitting random buttons will break something (in an unrecoverable way, that is).The "IT guy" will mash random buttons till something works,
       
 (DIR) Post #APWvnn6vfNgysCvF2G by thor@berserker.town
       2022-11-12T11:34:07Z
       
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       @coffee oh, definitelyif i break something, the immediate response is :sad_cat:​ but then i will, somehow, despite all odds, find some way of sorting it out.it may seem like the world is ending but you're here to prevent that from happening, so get cracking...
       
 (DIR) Post #APWvuYBhY3TKcLNT96 by ralf@noc.social
       2022-11-12T11:09:31Z
       
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       @thor this is exactly what i teach students.  Knowing what to google (and how to) is the most important thing.
       
 (DIR) Post #APWvuYelnyiy4UygSG by thor@berserker.town
       2022-11-12T11:10:41Z
       
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       @ralf you'd think there is more to being a computer guy than knowing how to find knowledge and then applying it, but that's it, really.1. you're clueless.2. here is the source of information.3. apply it.
       
 (DIR) Post #APWvuZB1s2WpgY4Rjk by chuculate@pleroma.skyshanty.xyz
       2022-11-12T14:24:47.937898Z
       
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       @thor @ralf this is what engineering college does to one.
       
 (DIR) Post #APWvuaDY0A8YueFyIi by thor@berserker.town
       2022-11-12T11:11:30Z
       
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       @ralf you just have to be willing to go through the whole business of applying thought to things. over and over.
       
 (DIR) Post #APWvuby1UquKL50bNg by thor@berserker.town
       2022-11-12T11:13:38Z
       
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       @ralf this is also why burnout is so common in the IT business. it takes effort. your brain wears out.
       
 (DIR) Post #APWvudqeVECSAnZkAa by thor@berserker.town
       2022-11-12T11:15:08Z
       
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       @ralf if you feel you need a break from it, i don't think you should blame yourself. your job is literally to scratch your head every day. it's confusing and hard. and you are putting in that work all the time. no wonder we burn out.
       
 (DIR) Post #APWvyHKYAIo3UgIIVc by chuculate@pleroma.skyshanty.xyz
       2022-11-12T14:25:37.198878Z
       
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       @thor the IT gaze fixes many devices though 🪄