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Re:Transistors are civilization’s invisible infrastructure by amelius on Friday December 09, 2022 @11:20AM (#33923019)
> to literally perform magic.

Yeah but the magic happens mostly behind a flat surface that we call a screen.

Re:Transistors are civilization’s invisible infrastructure by hugs on Friday December 09, 2022 @11:40AM (#33923320)
Mostly... unless you get a few servos and an Arduino. That's all I needed to start down my path from my "below the glass" 100% software job to working in robotics and making the magic work "above the glass".
Re:Transistors are civilization’s invisible infrastructure by janalsncm on Friday December 09, 2022 @04:51PM (#33926832)
Well we also have these magic machines that drive themselves around. And pretty soon we’ll be able to use our magic surfaces to order them to take us places.
Re:Transistors are civilization’s invisible infrastructure by malux85 on Friday December 09, 2022 @03:58PM (#33926393)
Most of the magic happens inside the silicon chip with electricity inside it, you have to flatten the rock and put lightning inside.
Re:Transistors are civilization’s invisible infrastructure by krallja on Friday December 09, 2022 @04:49PM (#33926808)
You put the lightning inside by using a mystical combination of poisons (dopants) and engravings (rubylith).
Re:Transistors are civilization’s invisible infrastructure by malux85 on Thursday December 15, 2022 @02:29PM (#34004411)
Ok this addition was just so cool, thank you for adding it!