Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.io to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoSince 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?message-squaremessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1470arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1452arrow-down1message-squareSince 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?Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.io to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square76fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareraspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agoNo, 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.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 hours ago Software problems are solved by going from one state to a different state. Or by moving to Canada.
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.
Or by moving to Canada.