Comment on Programmer tries to explain binary search to the police

skydivekingair@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• mosiacmango@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s called bracketing in electrical engineering as well for troubleshooting.

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  • Witchfire@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    “Hmm still no magic smoke, double the current will you Jeeves?”

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    • khannie@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Fried electronics have such a unique "“oh fuck” smell

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      • merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The smell of the magic smoke that gets released from the electronics, preventing them from working.

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  • CynicRaven@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Called half splitting in troubleshooting terms when I was in the Navy.

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    • ErrorF002@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Half split bracketing was the term I learned in aviation electronic school in the Navy.

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• sfbing@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s an analogy that might appeal to the LE types.

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• khannie@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Binary boom

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