gay_geek@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 hours agoWhat are some everyday things that feel magical to you?message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some everyday things that feel magical to you?gay_geek@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 hours agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-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-up12·9 hours agoI took graduate courses in RF physics. It’s magic.
minus-squareRustySharp@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 hours 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-up1·6 hours agoThey are a wizard and they are lying
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-29 hours 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-up5·9 hours agoThe “how” part gets murkier the deeper you dig. The “why” is because we like magic things.
I took graduate courses in RF physics.
It’s magic.
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
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.