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SirWigglesVonWoogly t1_jdj2qge wrote

Reply to comment by WeirdSysAdmin in ELI5: Why does "turning it off and on again" work so well for troubleshooting? by WillShelbyOBE

The fact that computers work consistently when bits are about the size of atoms is absolutely incomprehensible to me.

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Boagster t1_jdje9ff wrote

I've been a computer geek my whole life - like, I learned the alphabet using the keyboard of my family's 1989 Dell and a passion for them just continued to grow from there.

Not only can I not fathom that they work consistently, I can't fathom how we ever figured out how to get semiconductors to perform logic equations. I've probably spent days worth of time trying to wrap my head around it and I just can't.

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GoldenAura16 t1_jdjk4zc wrote

It drives me crazy that I can understand the HOW, but not the WHY of the thing. As an engineer I love knowing the how and the why, but with computers its just....static and frustration.

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Boagster t1_jdjkem3 wrote

See, there's your problem. You mixed static with your computer.

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GoldenAura16 t1_jdjkijk wrote

I thought I was mixing computer with my static....this explains everything!

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