Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee
on 08 Apr 19:31
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Meanwhile me, a system administrator with the New Testament on top of a rack:
Let’s go
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
on 09 Apr 08:12
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I worked with a senior programmer who was a staunch Creationist - or as he always put it, “not an Evolutionist” - who seriously believed the world was created like 6000 years ago.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works
on 09 Apr 09:10
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I know a guy with two PhD’s, who works in a genetics lab, and is entirely convinced that Neanderthals (and all other pre-homo sapien humanoids) are a hoax by evolutionists to lead true believers astray.
Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world
on 09 Apr 09:18
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How is that possible?? And why would anyone do two phds? I thought that was just a hollywood trope.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works
on 09 Apr 09:35
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How is that possible??
Massive doublethink? I haven’t talked with him much, and don’t want to contact specifically to ask, but the post just made me think back.
And why would anyone do two phds? I thought that was just a hollywood trope.
I’ve got the one, and I often wonder why the hell I ever did it.
I do know 1 other person with a double PhD, but he figured “Nah, now that written half a dozen paper, I suddenlt realize economics sucks, I’m gonna do maths instead!” and got a 2nd degree in his late 50s. Personally, I would rather get keelhauled than go for another phd, but to each their own.
Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world
on 09 Apr 09:46
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Agreed! I’m finishing my one-and-only phd at the moment (hopefully) and feel completely done with academics.
ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 08 Apr 23:12
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This is like the place I worked where our server room fire suppression system was a handheld extinguisher and a “Guardian Angel of Computers” wall hanging.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works
on 09 Apr 09:08
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That beats the “In case alarm, run away because both you and fire need oxygen, and the oxygen is about to leave the room” system that some server rooms and labs have.
Well, the good thing about the inert gas systems is that they work even if the fire starts when you aren’t there. We didn’t have the budget for one, so we just hoped there wouldn’t be a fire after 5pm.
Coldcell@sh.itjust.works
on 09 Apr 07:22
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It’s always been like this. Never use the pcr on the edge of the line. Always use the one in the middle and make the two beside it run the same program. Old fuckers are just pricey kettles, and they aren’t doing what they should be well enough…
Ok but that one at least has a reasonable explanation. The temp control on the edges aren’t as good as in the center, so it’s more prone to messing up.
Have you ever tried using a qPCR machine? That shit is actual black magic and you just have to hope that the spirits are feeling merciful that day
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
on 09 Apr 08:10
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At one of my first jobs we had a big printer that kept jamming in mid-job. Every time our in-house techs showed up it would start working again. Eventually one of the guys taped a wallet-size photo of his face inside the cover of the printer so it was looking at the print head. That machine never jammed again!
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Meanwhile me, a system administrator with the New Testament on top of a rack: Let’s go
I worked with a senior programmer who was a staunch Creationist - or as he always put it, “not an Evolutionist” - who seriously believed the world was created like 6000 years ago.
I know a guy with two PhD’s, who works in a genetics lab, and is entirely convinced that Neanderthals (and all other pre-homo sapien humanoids) are a hoax by evolutionists to lead true believers astray.
How is that possible?? And why would anyone do two phds? I thought that was just a hollywood trope.
Massive doublethink? I haven’t talked with him much, and don’t want to contact specifically to ask, but the post just made me think back.
I’ve got the one, and I often wonder why the hell I ever did it.
I do know 1 other person with a double PhD, but he figured “Nah, now that written half a dozen paper, I suddenlt realize economics sucks, I’m gonna do maths instead!” and got a 2nd degree in his late 50s. Personally, I would rather get keelhauled than go for another phd, but to each their own.
Agreed! I’m finishing my one-and-only phd at the moment (hopefully) and feel completely done with academics.
This is like the place I worked where our server room fire suppression system was a handheld extinguisher and a “Guardian Angel of Computers” wall hanging.
That beats the “In case alarm, run away because both you and fire need oxygen, and the oxygen is about to leave the room” system that some server rooms and labs have.
Well, the good thing about the inert gas systems is that they work even if the fire starts when you aren’t there. We didn’t have the budget for one, so we just hoped there wouldn’t be a fire after 5pm.
Adeptus Mechanicus intensifies.
It’s always been like this. Never use the pcr on the edge of the line. Always use the one in the middle and make the two beside it run the same program. Old fuckers are just pricey kettles, and they aren’t doing what they should be well enough…
Ok but that one at least has a reasonable explanation. The temp control on the edges aren’t as good as in the center, so it’s more prone to messing up.
Have you ever tried using a qPCR machine? That shit is actual black magic and you just have to hope that the spirits are feeling merciful that day
Praise the Omnissiah
At one of my first jobs we had a big printer that kept jamming in mid-job. Every time our in-house techs showed up it would start working again. Eventually one of the guys taped a wallet-size photo of his face inside the cover of the printer so it was looking at the print head. That machine never jammed again!
Quantum engineering
Aye lad. Now, have ye ever heard of transparent aluminum?
catb.org/jargon/html/magic-story.html
For anyone who hasn’t heard of the “Magic Switch.”