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> Can anyone ELI5 what it is in practice? What are some of the ideas that allows one to débrouiller, etc... ? Broadly speaking, it refers to one's capability o
by Galanwe 4y ago
> Can anyone ELI5 what it is in practice? What are some of the ideas that allows one to débrouiller, etc... ?
Broadly speaking, it refers to one's capability of being smart in a "handy man" field.
Your tire is flat and you have nothing to fix it? Take a toothpick and hot glue. That's system D.
You have a bottle of wine but nothing to open it? Put the bottom in your shoe and rub it against the wall. That's system D.
Nowadays you can use *system D" for any subject where you demonstrate the capability to overcome problems not using "book" solutions.
The term got it's roots during and after the war in France, where you had to be able to find these kind of solutions in a country where everything was broken.
- machinelearning 4y agoIn other words, a ‘hack’
- CTDOCodebases 4y agoA hack has connotations of laziness though. This is the opposite. The constraints of the situation may call for a ‘hack’ but it’s not an expression of laziness. It is a necessary action provided the circumstances.
- jfoutz 4y agoMaybe Macgyver'ing it would be a more modern reference. Still pretty dated. Is there a word for what Phineas and Ferb do? That's not a good fit, but still has the same flavor.
- CTDOCodebases 4y agoYeah it’s a language issue. There have been hacks that did express the idea but “hack” does get used broadly. Macguyvering conveys the concept well but as you say it’s reference is outdated so it’s lost some of its meaning.
- rishav_sharan 4y agoin India, we would call it a "Jugaad"
- sgtnoodle 4y agoI applied some system D earlier tonight. I needed about 1.8V to feed into a level shifter IC. I ended up connecting three diodes in series with a resistor, then connected it to 3.3V.