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I love that “internet reset” button
by ano-ther 3y ago
I love that “internet reset” button
- op00to 3y agoI don’t remember seeing a button on the internet when watching a documentary about an IT team that gave their manager the box that controls the internet. Only had a red led. This must be a new version of the internet.
- tym0 3y agoAfter it was dropped they had to do a v2
- Brajeshwar 3y agoI believe the “Button for the Internet” is the Browser - Internet Explorer.
- sammy2255 3y agoAre you sure you’re not thinking of The IT Crowd? https://youtu.be/iDbyYGrswtg https://youtu.be/iDbyYGrswtg
- laurencei 3y agoWe laugh as IT experts. But think about it from the end user perspective. Literally the most simple instruction; near fault proof. On an airplane that is thousands of feet from remote IT support (plus "costs"). The instruction to staff; problem with "the Internet"? - press the "Interest Reset" button. Far better than "router restart", "renew DHCP leases" or "reboot IT" Explicit, non ambiguous and without technobabble. Brilliant.
- laserbeam 3y agoHonestly, that should be the mindset of IT experts in general. Any reset/reset should fix everything and bring the system to a known functional state before doing any work. Obviously you don't want to have to restart to fix issues, but having that as a fallback (especially for issues you didn't predict during development) is great UX.
- fifteen1506 3y agoI refuse. I stand my ground on using quotes. "Reset" "Internet".
- macintux 3y agoHence Erlang. When in doubt, restart the part of your application with bad data.
- hnbear 3y agoIsn’t this the fundamental point of the push for impotency in configuration management tools? You just need the state set to “good”, regardless of which bits need to change and current state. Hit the button and it makes it “good”.
- chimeracoder 3y ago> Isn’t this the fundamental point of the push for impotency in configuration management tools? FYI, The word you're looking for is idempotence (EYE-dem-poh-tense).
- rasse 3y agoFrom an end user perspective the better label would be "Fix internet"
- poopsmithe 3y agoNo. That would mean the button needs to stay pressed indefinitely.
- op00to 3y agoTechnically the button breaks the internet then fixes it.
- mewpmewp2 3y agoMaybe it should be "press when in trouble".
- angrygoat 3y agoI'm a priest who was a software engineer for twenty years. This morning during the service in a small semi-rural church, the bluetooth speaker broke. I paused the service briefly, joked that I knew what to do, and turned it off and on. The IT Crowd got that part of the industry right!
- sunnybeetroot 3y agoWow why the career change?
- FunnyLookinHat 3y agoYes, don't leave us hanging (on Christmas, no less!).
- atonse 3y agoPaying penance for using Angular 2.0 (had to insert some random technology to make my silly joke work) Software engineer turned priest, perfect story for HN on Christmas Day, do tell!
- angrygoat 3y agoit's a complicated answer: faith is at the heart of it, of course. In Christianity there's the idea of vocation, which applies to all, not just the clergy. A simple way to think about it is to consider the things you're good at, the things you can do that will serve others, and what you enjoy: imagine that as a Venn diagram, and try to discern what lies in the middle for you. My software skills still play a part in what I do. But seven or eight years ago now I felt drawn to explore a vocation in ordained ministry – after study, a formation programme, completing a Masters degree in Divinity, and a lot of thought and prayer, here I am. It's the happiest I've ever been. Which isn't to say that it hasn't been difficult: being a cleric is not easy work. Intentional discernment about vocation really has made my life a lot happier, and it's something I talk about a little because it's of value to other people as well. (I'm in the Anglican [in the states, Episcopalian] tradition, but the process of ministerial formation is very broadly similar between the various mainline protestant denominations and Roman Catholicism.)
- linsomniac 3y agoShould be labeled "Turn Internet off and on again".
- fmajid 3y agohttps://www.southparkstudios.com/video-clips/hq0tek/south-park-internet-reset https://www.southparkstudios.com/video-clips/hq0tek/south-pa...
- jltsiren 3y agoThis must be something language/culture dependent. To a native Finnish speaker, labeling the button that resets the internet connection as "internet reset" makes perfect sense. Just like the power button only switches the power on/off for that particular device but not for the rest of the world.
- cassianoleal 3y agoThis is a very confusing message. The "internet reset" message makes sense in all languages that I know. Same with the power button. What do you think they mean in other languages?
- SkipperCat 3y agoThe entire commercial aviation industry operates using the english language. All pilots communicate with all airports via english. I'm sure FAs are most proficient in english too. Its the lingua franca of the biz.
- jltsiren 3y agoI meant that I would label the button that resets the internet connection "internet reset", and there would be nothing weird or amusing about that. Because my native language is Finnish, English words often have subtly different meanings to me than to a native English speaker, even when we agree on the literal meaning of the word.
- apantel 3y agoI think we’re ready for ‘Lingua Anglica’.
- Ekaros 3y agoActually reset is kinda weird term. Internet is not working Solution: Set it again to working condition, thus reset Internet. Sometimes it is pointless to go to technical details. I was on flight with issues with infotainment systems, they fixed it by restarting them. Or reset.
- amelius 3y agoDon't press it too often, or you'll hear cursing from the cockpit.