Are we that stupid?

[sreilly24590]

Apparently it got some looks. Heck I thought maybe there was something I missed out on and nope, nothing new in 67 years, well maybe the keyless so, make that 30-40 years.

[kmealy]

OMG, Black & Decker, WikiHow, Makita, Craftsman, Ryobi and more all have directions.    

https://lmgtfy.app/?q=how+to+change+a+drill+bit

[HandyDan]

I guess there are people that have questions

 

https://www.quora.com/Personal-Hygiene-How-often-should-one-change-ones-underwear

[PeteM]

Well there is a YT video out there about how to rake leaves.  The old guy (ok, ok, ok, about my age) seemed quite serious about the value of his instruction.  I suppose there is also a tutorial about how to use toilet pap.....OUCH!  visualization.

[Larry Buskirk]

..Umm..Aww...Hmm,,,...IDK. 

 

[kmealy]

 

 

[FlGatorwood]

The above video reminds me of my first program.  

 

Goto house

Find kitchen

Goto kitchen

Find cups or glasses (use dictionary)

Find water

Find control

Find tea (use dictionary)

Find sugar (use dictionary)

Find measuring spoons (use dictionary)

Find microwave (use dictionary)

Place cup near water spout

Use control to turn on water to 80% full

Use control to turn off water

Place cup + water in microwave

Press 60 to equal 1 minute

Press start

Wait

 

You get the idea.  That's that way some of this stuff was written.  Of course the app never worked, but it was a demonstration on how to write the code, one step at a time so the ignorant computer could do what it was supposed to do.  And, the above video reminded me of that instruction.  I do the same thing some times to play with the grandchildren.  Then I get the eye roll.  

[Gene Howe]

There are some things in life that do require instructions or reminders i.e. It's embarrassing when you forget to zip up but, down right uncomfortable if you forget to zip down! Some people need a check list to take a leak. 

[HandyDan]

 

[lew]

Hahaha! I used to show that to my kids at school!

[PeteM]

It's always interesting to me that when people are allowed on stage, they make fools of themselves.  The internet is an infinite stage.

[Cliff]

On 11/10/2020 at 3:55 PM, kmealy said:

Really need this ? 

at least they are not calling us racist.

[Ron Altier]

People are also getting this kind of instructions on the web and TV news on politics. 

[Cliff]

On 11/11/2020 at 11:59 PM, FlGatorwood said:

  Of course the app never worked, but it was a demonstration on how to write the code,

the Finns teach computer skills to children  using stuff like that and no computers.

[FlGatorwood]

Well, it does teach you how to write a line for each step.  It does have to trip switches in the binary code.  Humans can think one or 2 steps and then skip to step 10.  We don't realize we do that, but a computer is not that smart, even AI.  The first code I ever read was Fortran, but I was never privileged to write or develop in it.  And, I love the old XBase languages.  Easy, efficient and quick.  

[JimM]

7 hours ago, FlGatorwood said:

Well, it does teach you how to write a line for each step.

I saw a challenge once to write out the steps for tying your shoe laces.  Fortunately, I've moved on to crocs and velcro.  

[Gunny]

4 hours ago, JimM said:

I saw a challenge once to write out the steps for tying your shoe laces.  Fortunately, I've moved on to crocs and velcro.  

 

Really? Why bother to wear them at all? Go old school.

, Bare feet.

 

Edited December 23, 2020 by Gunny

[Larry Buskirk]

1 hour ago, Gunny said:

Go old school.

[John Morris]

12 hours ago, FlGatorwood said:

The first code I ever read was Fortran

Hey Steven, wasn't that the code the ladies of NASA learned to run the new super computers?

Just did a little look see on the web and found that indeed, that was the new language the ladies had to learn to keep their jobs at NASA, they learned Fortran.

 

The movie ladies of Hidden Figures with their Fortran books in hand, getting transferred to the big new super computers that would have replaced their hand calculations if they hadn't learned the language.

By the way, this movie was great! Whole family loved it. I guarantee you all, after you watch this movie, you will truly feel, "That Stupid!".

 

The real Dorothy Vaughan who headed up the Fortran training for her girls can be seen here.

Dorothy Vaughan - Wikipedia

EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

 

I find it exciting that @FlGatorwood learned the same language

 

By the way folks, if you have not seen the movie, it's a good movie.

 

[PostalTom]

15 hours ago, FlGatorwood said:

And, I love the old XBase languages.  Easy, efficient and quick.

I used to play around with BASIC many years ago.  I was not a programmer by trade, nor was I trained in any commercially or professionally useable languages, but I  had fun with it.  I think the first computer I ever used it on was a Commodore 80.