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  • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nztoMemes@lemmy.mlSchrödinger's Immigrant
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    15 days ago

    You are applying too much classical thinking.

    Something in superposition isn’t in some unknowable but definite position before measurement.

    It is all possible states, at the same time.

    Einstein famously did not like the implications of QM, saying “god does not play dice with the universe”, though his work on the photo electric effect helped pave the way for QM.



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    16 days ago

    This is just a misunderstanding of superposition.

    A superposition is being in all possible states before “collapsing” into a defined state, after interacting with something (a measuring device).

    So Schrodinger’s immigrant will be in all possible states; they are obviously lazy welfare bums; whilst simultaneously taking all the jobs; and being so poor that they eat your pets; and having the time to organize groups to go raping; whilst also being trustworthy enough to be a housekeeper or nanny







  • Good choice on Mint.

    I have been using Linux exclusively (personal) since 2008, distro hopped for a few years then settled on Ubuntu, until they shot themselves in the foot with 22.04 and the snap debacle; moved to Mint (after trying Pop, MX and a few others).

    I have to say a big well done to the Mint devs, it is better than Ubuntu ever was; part of this is newer drivers etc…but it is very polished and it gets out of my way and lets me do my work.

    Been working with the various flavors of Windows in a work capacity over the same stretch, in my opinion windows peaked with XP, 7 was ok, and 10 is also ok. But it really has been down hill since XP was retired.


  • Long ago when I worked in supermarkets, our 12 item line was a hard limit; the scanner stopped working at 12. If you had more than that, it was your hard luck item 13 simply wouldn’t scan.

    Many times this caused problems, mainly for the customer.

    Customer: Hey it is only 2 more items.
    Operator: But I can’t scan it, the scanner stops at 12.
    Customer: But it is only two more items!!
    Operator: I understand that, but the scanner won’t take them.
    Customer: FINE, just start a new transaction!
    Operator: If you will please go to the back of the line then.
    Customer: WHAT, but I’m here now!!!
    Supervisor: What seems to be the problem here?
    Operator: More than 12 items.
    Customer: I ONLY HAVE 2 EXTRA ITEMS!!!
    Supervisor: I understand, if you could please go to the back of the line to get the extra two items, we will be happy to help you.
    Customer: WHAT THE FUCK, IT IS JUST TWO EXTRA ITEMS!!!
    Supervisor: If you want, them in one transaction we can cancel this one and move you to a full sized checkout.
    Customer: …ENRAGED RANTING…
    Supervisor: If you are going to be abusive to me or my staff, I’ll have to ask you to leave.

    Word of that type of thing gets around, for the number of people through the supermarket, the total number of incidents was very low. But they happened at least once a week.