gay_geek@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 days agoWhat are some everyday things that feel magical to you?message-squaremessage-square64linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some everyday things that feel magical to you?gay_geek@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square64linkfedilinkfile-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-squarebrendansimms@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoWireless everything. Its magic. RF magic.
minus-squareyermaw@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoI notice that my wireless internet still works when I move. The signals my device receives are everywhere. We’re surrounded at all times by invisible porn.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoI took graduate courses in RF physics. It’s magic.
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoI studied electronics, and today I work in IT, specializing in networking. I have no fucking idea why RF, let alone wifi, works. I understand how it works, but the why-part is magic, trust me.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoThe “how” part gets murkier the deeper you dig. The “why” is because we like magic things.
minus-squareRustySharp@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days 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-up0·8 days agoThey are a wizard and they are lying
minus-squareRustySharp@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoThey are a wizard, yes. Nobody in their right mind would want to do it for so long. They also reckon the other 50% is trying to harness the magic by randomly tweaking stuff in the hope it doesn’t blow up in their face…
minus-squareczardestructo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoPicture a rock getting thrown into a body of water and its ripples. Now just scale that up to 3 dimensions and all materials and you have RF!
Wireless everything. Its magic. RF magic.
I notice that my wireless internet still works when I move. The signals my device receives are everywhere.
We’re surrounded at all times by invisible porn.
I took graduate courses in RF physics.
It’s magic.
I studied electronics, and today I work in IT, specializing in networking. I have no fucking idea why RF, let alone wifi, works. I 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.
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
They are a wizard, yes. Nobody in their right mind would want to do it for so long.
They also reckon the other 50% is trying to harness the magic by randomly tweaking stuff in the hope it doesn’t blow up in their face…
Picture a rock getting thrown into a body of water and its ripples. Now just scale that up to 3 dimensions and all materials and you have RF!