What amazes you the most about computers?

Megan · 12-09-2015, 02:37 PM

(12-09-2015, 02:14 PM)Jiggly Wrote: It amazes me how quickly the technology has advanced. The average individual could not tell you how pulsing electricity into some metal and plastic makes images appear on a flat surface and information travel to the other side of the planet relatively instantaneously. Of course we can learn about it etc. But it is so complex and I find it fascinating that I'm using something so clever every single day without batting an eyelid.

Even as someone studying this shit at uni I still can't actually tell you, basically the answer is magic.

insidious · 12-18-2015, 05:59 AM

Anytime I sit down to code, it's like opening the door to Narnia. It's exhilirating, wonderous, and enigmatic all at the same time. For one, there's always something I haven't dug my hands into or discovered yet, at the same time I have the feeling that just by typing out just the right thing I can create anything I want. Anything I can imagine is possible through the computer, and that's what amazes me everyday.

It's like, once you realize that you are in the driver's seat of whatever you want to do, and can do whatever you dream of ever doing (to a certain extent). That realization, I think, never comes to me as clear as it does through a computer, which is what motivates me to keep learning.

DarkMuse · 12-18-2015, 06:26 AM

Good question KekLord. Personally, computers do not amaze me that much anymore. I am used to their function and ability. They are like a very powerful screwdriver. They are an amazing tool that can accomplish anything. Their power is infinite however limited. The sheer size of their components comes as a very impressive aspect but such are the times. I am more so excited for the future. Will photocomputers thrive? Will quantum computers ever be used for more than powerful databases?

Megan · 12-18-2015, 01:46 PM

(12-18-2015, 06:26 AM)DarkMuse Wrote: Good question KekLord. Personally, computers do not amaze me that much anymore. I am used to their function and ability. They are like a very powerful screwdriver. They are an amazing tool that can accomplish anything. Their power is infinite however limited. The sheer size of their components comes as a very impressive aspect but such are the times. I am more so excited for the future. Will photocomputers thrive? Will quantum computers ever be used for more than powerful databases?

I'd prefer Lady Kek actually.

But yeah pretty cool opinion!

Six · 12-19-2015, 10:02 PM

What amazes me about computers is that I am a god with them and have zero limitations to what I can do.

meow · 12-19-2015, 11:41 PM

What amazes me is that even with the power of supercomputers, I am still unable to fit a picture of my dick on a single screen without crashing or creating a black hole.