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    • @M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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      222 years ago

      I always see the software working people go nutty for the new hardware and dohickies.

      Meanwhile a lot of people I knew who worked on hardware live in the woods “off grid”.

      • @vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org
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        12 years ago

        If by “software” you mean Web or Java or something like that, then, well, for the purpose of this conversation they are enthusiasts.

        While people working on hardware are forced to get some understanding of how the world around us works.

        • @M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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          12 years ago

          I think the difference is simply between who has to go on site to fix an issue and those who “theoretically” could.

      • @______@lemm.ee
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        142 years ago

        I know a hardware guy that lives on a farm and uses raspberry pi for his garden hoses.

      • @agent_flounder@lemmy.one
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        22 years ago

        Some people have a hard time imagining bad outcomes or “thinking like a bad guy”. I guess that’s why infosec people are needed lol.

    • @noobnarski@feddit.de
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      42 years ago

      (Almost) my entire house is smart, but nothing talks to the cloud anymore.

      So nobody can get that data except me. Some exceptions are that I dont have or want smart locks, that just seems to insecure and unreliable.

    • @agent_flounder@lemmy.one
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      12 years ago

      Though in IT, I do have a (limited) smart home but also old tech like a 40s Western Electric phone, a few 1920s-40s typewriters, a few vintage woodworking tools, myriad vintage and new fountain pens (I use them to take notes… you know, on paper gasp). I have and wear lots of budget watches (err, but, one at a time) … from the 1890s - present, mechanical and quartz.

      The nicest oldest ones are a 1895 Elgin hunter pocket watch (ladies size 6) and a 1930s Hamilton open face size 10. I often wear vintage wristwatches: Bulova, Elgin, Waltham, Timex, and Seiko. I have more modern ones including Fortis, Orient, Casio, Bulova, and more.