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minus-squarebane_killgrind@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·19 hours agoSo on one hand, yes. On the other hand, there are tasks that are onerous to non technicians. If you asked me to do it manually, sure. I’ve interacted with a bunch of software, understand measurement systems, done some programming etc. My wife on the other hand… There’s no overlap between ecology or life sciences in this task. Outside her ability.
minus-squaresuburban_hillbilly@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 hours agoYeah some folks in here are clearly out of touch with the capabilities of the average consumer.
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoDo we really need to define things in terms of what the average person is capable of? Especially when the biggest barrier seems to be “willingness to put a small amount of effort into learning a simple process”?
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoYes. It’s called the Network Effect. People use discord because people use discord.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoThere’s no equipment calibration in ecology or life science?
minus-squarebane_killgrind@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoHer degrees are ECE and conservation so no.
So on one hand, yes. On the other hand, there are tasks that are onerous to non technicians.
If you asked me to do it manually, sure. I’ve interacted with a bunch of software, understand measurement systems, done some programming etc.
My wife on the other hand… There’s no overlap between ecology or life sciences in this task. Outside her ability.
Yeah some folks in here are clearly out of touch with the capabilities of the average consumer.
Do we really need to define things in terms of what the average person is capable of? Especially when the biggest barrier seems to be “willingness to put a small amount of effort into learning a simple process”?
Yes. It’s called the Network Effect. People use discord because people use discord.
There’s no equipment calibration in ecology or life science?
Her degrees are ECE and conservation so no.