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I sincerely wish I were this person. Reading this makes me feel I’ve fundamentally failed in my life decisions.

by fnordpiglet 4y ago

_Microft 4y ago
It's never too late.
- fnordpiglet 4y ago
  https://youtu.be/n3SsJdm8bMY https://youtu.be/n3SsJdm8bMY
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kens 4y ago
I'm not sure if I should be complimented or horrified by this.
- redanddead 4y ago
  why not onboard him into the initiative?
holoduke 4y ago
I actually had some eye openers on how a cpu works in more detail after reading this article. Is there any good material for understanding cpu design for beginners?
- johannes1234321 4y ago
  Checkout Ben Eaters series on building a breadboard computer: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLowKtXNTBypGqImE405J2565dvjafglHU https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLowKtXNTBypGqImE405J2565d... In the series he builds all the things more or less from the group up. And if that isn't enough he in another video series builds his breadboard VGA graphics card
Sirened 4y ago
Hardware is fun! It's never too late :)
prettyStandard 4y ago
I'm sure you could figure this out if you wanted to. https://www.reddit.com/r/devops/comments/8wemc2/feeling_unsure_about_my_current_position/e1v7rpk/ https://www.reddit.com/r/devops/comments/8wemc2/feeling_unsu...
quickthrower2 4y ago
Whatever you decide to do next, please be gentle with yourself. If you are in a position to even appreciate the post, you have probably done well! I get it. And i think i might know why: we are all smart here. Smart enough to do outstandingly well at high school. As time goes on: university and career the selection bias reveals itself. We are now with millions of peers and statistically some of them will be well ahead by some measure. In short: the feeling is to be expected, and it is by design of modern life and high interconnectedness
- toofy 4y ago
  this is a really nice reply. sometimes in the too often contrarian comment sections, it’s jarring to see someone’s comment recognize the human being on the other end. it’s inspiring. i’m not the op, but your comment was kinda rad. thanks.
hyperman1 4y ago
I am always awestruck by Kens post, and felt severely underqualified to comment on anything, even as a regular if basic 'elektor' reader. But the previous post, about the bootstrap drivers gave me a chance. I had an hour to spare, the size of the circuit was small enough, so I just stared at it on my cell phone, scrolling back and forth, back and forth. It took a while, but slowly I started picking up some basic understanding. Big shoutout to Ken, BTW, he did everything to make it easy for mortals to follow along. I am still clearly at the beginner level, and surely can't redo that post on my own, but there is a path forward to learn this. If I'd redo that post, I'd advise to have pen and paper ready, and print out the circuit a few times to doodle upon them. And have lots of time to focus.

I sincerely wish I were this person. Reading this makes me feel I’ve fundamentally failed in my life decisions.

_Microft 4y ago

It's never too late.

fnordpiglet 4y ago
https://youtu.be/n3SsJdm8bMY https://youtu.be/n3SsJdm8bMY
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kens 4y ago

I'm not sure if I should be complimented or horrified by this.

redanddead 4y ago
why not onboard him into the initiative?

holoduke 4y ago

I actually had some eye openers on how a cpu works in more detail after reading this article. Is there any good material for understanding cpu design for beginners?

johannes1234321 4y ago
Checkout Ben Eaters series on building a breadboard computer: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLowKtXNTBypGqImE405J2565dvjafglHU https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLowKtXNTBypGqImE405J2565d... In the series he builds all the things more or less from the group up. And if that isn't enough he in another video series builds his breadboard VGA graphics card

Sirened 4y ago

Hardware is fun! It's never too late :)

prettyStandard 4y ago

I'm sure you could figure this out if you wanted to. https://www.reddit.com/r/devops/comments/8wemc2/feeling_unsure_about_my_current_position/e1v7rpk/ https://www.reddit.com/r/devops/comments/8wemc2/feeling_unsu...

quickthrower2 4y ago

Whatever you decide to do next, please be gentle with yourself. If you are in a position to even appreciate the post, you have probably done well! I get it. And i think i might know why: we are all smart here. Smart enough to do outstandingly well at high school. As time goes on: university and career the selection bias reveals itself. We are now with millions of peers and statistically some of them will be well ahead by some measure. In short: the feeling is to be expected, and it is by design of modern life and high interconnectedness

toofy 4y ago
this is a really nice reply. sometimes in the too often contrarian comment sections, it’s jarring to see someone’s comment recognize the human being on the other end. it’s inspiring. i’m not the op, but your comment was kinda rad. thanks.

hyperman1 4y ago

I am always awestruck by Kens post, and felt severely underqualified to comment on anything, even as a regular if basic 'elektor' reader. But the previous post, about the bootstrap drivers gave me a chance. I had an hour to spare, the size of the circuit was small enough, so I just stared at it on my cell phone, scrolling back and forth, back and forth. It took a while, but slowly I started picking up some basic understanding. Big shoutout to Ken, BTW, he did everything to make it easy for mortals to follow along. I am still clearly at the beginner level, and surely can't redo that post on my own, but there is a path forward to learn this. If I'd redo that post, I'd advise to have pen and paper ready, and print out the circuit a few times to doodle upon them. And have lots of time to focus.