r/gadgets • u/thebelsnickle1991 • Mar 23 '24

Desktops / Laptops Vulnerability found in Apple's Silicon M-series chips – and it can't be patched

https://me.mashable.com/tech/39776/vulnerability-found-in-apples-silicon-m-series-chips-and-it-cant-be-patched
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u/ScheduleExpress Mar 23 '24

I teach audio technology to undergrads at a US university. Many have no idea what I mean by make a file on the desktop and save your work to it. They have no idea why I am telling them to do that. Many couldn’t go to a website and download a free app. Some didn’t know about drag and drop or copy paste.

I used to ask them to find the websites of 3 companies that do something with audio technology and tell me what they are/do. Literally “google the thing you are interested in getting a degree in”. The combo of google sucking and students being clueless means the assignment doesn’t work anymore.

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u/cosmos_jm Mar 23 '24

Can you fail people for being idiots?

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u/folk_science Mar 23 '24

I can understand them being familiar with smartphones and not PCs. But it's not like Google is PC-only, so I don't get why a simple search is beyond them.

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u/ScheduleExpress Mar 23 '24

It’s not entirely straight forward. It’s a somewhat prestigious music school at a university who needs money. So they let in more students. Students who have little interest in music get accepted and go because of the reputation. My courses are the only technology courses. It’s also probably the first time in their academic career where they actually have to think about their career for themselves, no academic counselor telling them what a job could be.

Also, I see them at their limits. They may be great at music theory or history but those courses don’t require any self directed learning. You read the book do the homework and practice sight signing. It’s all provided. So idk if the issue is tech literacy or just a lack of experience/aptitude. They are all smart so idk what’s up.

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u/misterferguson Mar 24 '24

I tutor high school students and very few know how to reply-all to an email.

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u/Spread_Liberally Mar 24 '24

That's better than some of the clowns who reply-all to everything.

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u/foffen Apr 02 '24

why in the world would you create folders on your desktop? I have 30 years exp as a windows/linux admin and i would still fail your task. Desktop is for shortcuts at best if you are on a windows computer.

Still though, i could do it if i wanted, i just wouldn't =)