@jhoward@social.sdf.org titelbild
@jhoward@social.sdf.org avatar

jhoward

@jhoward@social.sdf.org

Tries to play elegantly with ideas. Usually fails. Not even close to baseline.

He/Him -- Married to @delola3100 #NerdDad #NerdHusband #TinkererOfTechnicalThings #ComputerWrangler #FailedPolitician #MovieMaker #AVGeek #SyntheticMusician #FreeWillIsFiction

Ham Radio Operator: N6QED

Dieses Profil is von einem föderierten Server und möglicherweise unvollständig. Auf der Original-Instanz anzeigen

TechConnectify , an Random Englisch
@TechConnectify@mas.to avatar

I'd like to tell a quick story about successful troubleshooting.

A few months ago I rented a scissor lift to install lighting at my new office. When it arrived, the delivery person gave me a quick demo and off he went.

Well, when I went to actually use it - the lift went up by about a foot then stopped and screamed beeps of terror. It was broken!

But the display on the control read "18"

Rather than call the rental company, I searched "sinoboom fault code 18" to see what that meant.

jhoward ,
@jhoward@social.sdf.org avatar

@TechConnectify
Completely agree. Troubleshooting is applied critical thinking. Having a general understanding of how something might work, being able to decompose a problem, being able to devise tests to divide and conquer.. all these are things that need to be learned one way or the other. Usually haphazard and not systematic.

I see this as a bigger problem in education. Specifically, we don't put much emphasis on teaching how to think about thinking.

foone , an Random Englisch
@foone@digipres.club avatar

I just have to say: Mastodon is better than twitter or X or bluesky or whatever.

jhoward ,
@jhoward@social.sdf.org avatar

@foone
I wholeheartedly agree with you. No Musk hanging around in the air in here.

TechConnectify , an Random Englisch
@TechConnectify@mas.to avatar

I don't know who needs to hear this (that's a lie: ~80% of drivers) but when you're in a turn lane or an exit only lane, you should still signal to confirm to those around you that you are aware of the lane you're in and where it's about to go.

jhoward ,
@jhoward@social.sdf.org avatar

@TechConnectify
The coffee is for signalers. Always be signaling.

  • Alle
  • Abonniert
  • Moderiert
  • Favoriten
  • •
  • random
  • haupteingang
  • Alle Magazine
    •