Reposted by Mike Sandells :ziltoid:
Back in the 1980s Tudor Griffiths taught Computer Science in the local school. Two maxims he repeated almost every class have stuck with me for decades.
"A computer is exactly as smart as the person telling it what to do"
and
"A computer can and will make mistakes, and it'll do it a million […]
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![[Screenshot of the English entry for "blob of death" on Wiktionary]
Noun
1. (3D printing slang) A blob of filament that sticks to the nozzle of a 3D printer, causing a partial or complete blockage.
Etymology: By analogy with terms for computer errors like blue screen of death and red ring of death.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nz2czue65bbyhrygawldvhwr/bafkreif5t3qpus5aqgn4244sgvgtnbz7dtpyxpyzswabfjlxmo4eeqqsmm)
