Since bits are ones and zeroes, and also mean true/false and on/off by extension, doesn't that mean all solutions to IT problems are just turning something off and on again at some level?

[earphone843@sh.itjust.works]

That's actually why. You have to drain the power from the circuits.

[olafurp@lemmy.world]

Studied computer science. The answer is yes.

[get_off_my_wlan@fedia.io]

How dare you use logic on my computer logic-related shower thought.

But yeah, I get what you mean. I had that thought at some point after posting. This is why I should probably just keep it in this silly thread and not write any philosophy essays soon.

[serenissi@lemmy.world]

I've an oven which when turned off in hot state while in convection mode will turn on the fans for few minutes next time I turn it on, regardless of mode and temperature. To overcome this bug I need to put mains power off for couple of minutes and let the caps keeping the ram alive drain. Not only it has hot state reset but but also a ram initialization issue. Thankfully that state is not stored in nvram.

The manufacturer was as expected: 'we're not software guy, we can send an 'expert' engineer (who knows only to replace parts, no debugging) and it'll cost $$'. I thought I'll reverse it and fixing someday, till then I'll live with it.

[some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org]

If you just stopped using your computer it wouldn’t crash.

[zorque@lemmy.world]

I mean, technically speaking, it's cycling all the switches. You use one main switch to simplify the process, but it controls all the other switches as well.

[wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world]

washing machine

overflow

heh 🫧

[wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world]

[ticket closed]

[wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world]

the right thing

Hospital IT: yes I hear you are having trouble with your TV not working, let me just grabs ventilator plug

Patient: flailing

IT: relax, I know what I'm doing

[atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Thx now I have Need for Speed Underground in my mind

[wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world]

Turn the DNS off and on again, too

[atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

But computer solve problems you wouldn't have without them.

[peoplebeproblems@midwest.social]

It's why I say as a software engineer: computers were a mistake.

[nandeebisu@lemmy.world]

Sometimes the fix is to turn it off, take it out back and beat it with a stick.

[raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world]

No, that's the whole misconception here. cycling a switch means returning to the previous state. Turning it off and on again means going from ON -> OFF -> ON. Software problems are solved by going from one state to a different state.

[sidewayshighways@lemmy.world]

I got a killa up inside of me

[clanket@lemmy.world]

Watching the IT crowd for the 1st time with the wife. So, so funny.

[openstars@piefed.social]

It might be the best show in the universe. Or maybe not, but either way it's funny as hell .

[senseless@feddit.org]

Until some stray gamma ray hits just the right spot, flips a byte and either nothing at all of everything all at once happens.

[y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta