The sun sets on another day…
It’s a unique day, so I have to neek up on it. The sky was beautiful at sunset, and the world seemed to shimmer and ask for just a little more daylight.
I was thinking today about different frustrations I go through. As someone who has been dealing with computers for a long long time I am always interested in how a programmer approached the world. Someday we will have the close concept of AI and perhaps computer programs will cover all errors before they start. That day has not come yet.
I say that because often there are errors and frustrations that make no sense and in the end it is not the fault of the computer but instead the fault of the person who wrote the program. Most people don’t understand that at the core of a computer is the idea of a light switch. Either the light is on, or the light is off. When a programmer misses and doesn’t consider all the possibilities, frustration abounds.
As I sit here today, overcoming an error that has been going on for a while, I feel good about it and I know that every day offers possibilities. Now I have to finish dealing with this code. Icky.
Wouldn’t it be nice, if everything just worked. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could see the world as just a computer would. A simple on and off would be amazing, but more amazing than that is the idea that we could solve problems. Not so easy without understanding the light switch.
So as the sun sets on another day, I’m sorry to take you down this strange computer path. I could talk about this for far too long and it would bore you to tears. Instead all I can tell you is to reach for today and make it the best day ever because you are the best person to do that. Keep being you, and keep making the world amazing, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and wow…