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by lelanthran 58 days ago
Maybe it is fancy to you now, but with a few primitive hand tools and no docs at all, a HS graduate can take it apart and figure out how it works.

Try doing the same on the ECU in your car. I'll wait.
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WalterBright 58 days ago
I learned how engines worked by taking apart, cleaning and reassembling an ancient lawnmower engine so I could use it on my go-kart. I then learned how cars worked by taking one apart and putting it back together again.

Neither of those machines had a transistor in them. It was all basic electricity.

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dylan604 58 days ago
> HS graduate can take it apart and figure out how it works.

Sure you wouldn't like a qualifier on that? I've definitely met some HS graduates that would not be able to do this.

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lelanthran 58 days ago
Wait a few years and no HD will be able to do something similar.

See other story on front page right now: educational scores are trending down and that trend is only going to accelerate now that every student is using LLMs.

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