NaibofTabr

Sure, then you get outbid by another contractor who is willing to cut corners.

Hey, would you like to buy some dehydrated water?

Easily produce your own water whenever you need it!

To make 1 liter of water, just add 1 liter of water!

If we had some ham, we could make ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.

Um, aren’t memory modules the commodity product that is in short supply?

This is basically eBay.

What if there are other things wired to those switches?

I tend to agree with this line of thinking. If you’re trying to hire an effective problem solver, well the first step to solving any problem is understanding the problem - the whole problem - and often more importantly the context in which the problem exists.

And while my first reaction is to be frustrated with the person asking for a solution to such a vague problem… in the real world problems are rarely clearly stated, and frequently misstated. Investigating the apparent conditions of the problem is always necessary, and generally the fastest path to resolution.

Based on the provided information, there are some switches of unspecified type in one room and a light bulb of unspecified type in another room. There is no power source, nor do we know if there is even wiring between the switches and the bulb. For all we know, the switches and the bulb are still in their product packaging waiting to be installed by an electrician.

The bulb is not controlled by any of the switches in any meaningful manner.

Also, per the problem specification, I am allowed to visit the room with the light bulb only once. I am not allowed to visit the room with the switches, or operate the switches.

The comment in the original image is the most rational possible answer to such an exercise. Poorly stated problems are a waste of time.

*Edit: You know what, scratch all that, none of it really matters.

I’m not messing with an unknown electrical circuit without seeing the circuit diagram and verifying any relevant lockout/tagout. People die from that shit.

This assumes several things to be true, which might not be true:

• power is available/the upstream circuit is on (always a bad assumption to make)
• the bulb is an incandescent type that will generate an appreciable amount of heat in a short amount of time
• the bulb was in the off state before you changed the position of any switches, and has been off long enough to be cold
• the bulb is connected to any of the switches
• the bulb is connected to only one of the switches (parallel circuits are a thing, as are multi-switch lighting circuits)

If any of the above is not true, the conclusion is invalid.

That driver is so cut.

I understand that starting your own business is hard

It’s worse than that, starting your own business is sales.

Are you working in some niche field where you have a good idea of who your customer base is already? Do you know 5 people right now who would buy your product today? Why would they buy from you vs. an established software company that also has a customer support team? Do you look forward to working with these customers to integrate your software into their existing workflow? Do you look forward to auditing your software for cybersecurity compliance?

You need to be able to answer these questions. It doesn’t matter how good a programmer you are or how complex your software product is, what matters is what makes buying from your company better than another.

An important question when you’re trying to implement IPoAC.

er… well… there are some certain things people don’t say anymore, for good reason…

Well, OK, let me ask this a different way then…

How could they possibly distribute a device that was end-user ready with any less control?

They went out of their way to make the Deck user-repairable and partnered with iFixIt to make replacement parts and documentation easily available. They built in a simple way to switch to the Arch desktop so the user could easily access non-Steam applications or take control of the OS if desired. I don’t see how the device could be more open to end-user control and still ready-to-use out of the box.

I got yer accent right here buddy…

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Er, why would you expect the software on this to be any more restricted than the Deck’s? Have you seen some information to that effect?

Also platformed independent game developers.

Morgan Webb from X-Play - Console Durability Test

I was going to reference this too!

…maybe? I’m not so much of an absolutist… I think there’s room in the world for companies that focus on design over production…

Meanwhile, most men receiving a compliment about their looks would be ecstatic and would probably still be thinking about it 5 years later.