Biggest misconception in technology?

[achillesviper]

that programming as a career field is a dream, to far away from reality to do. im tired of hearing "you THINK" or  "you HOPE" when ever i say im going into programming as a career field. like really, all the tech around dosnt work of fairy wishes and teddy bear dreams. 

[dalekphalm]

that programming as a career field is a dream, to far away from reality to do. im tired of hearing "you THINK" or  "you HOPE" when ever i say im going into programming as a career field. like really, all the tech around dosnt work of fairy wishes and teddy bear dreams. 

If you're half decent, there's actually a TON of jobs available for programmers. Most of it is probably not very interesting, but you shouldn't have too much trouble if you're competent.

 

If you're above average/exceptional at programming, then you'll have some amazing opportunities available.

[AidanJMessenger]

 

While it isn't a misconception of my own, it is one I hear constantly!

Being the "techie" person, I get a lot of people coming to me to fix their computers. And every time they come to me and explain the problem and say "I think I have a virus". So the misconception is that every PC based problem is a "virus" as far as the general computer user knows. I always have a little chuckle to myself when they tell me they think they have a virus. Meanwhile their hard drive is failing or some other issue. 

[-TesseracT-]

True 4K is 16:10, true 16:9 4k is still that res.

True 4K is about 17:9, it's wider than 16:9.

[Birdhunter]

It's not a power plug.

It's a connector to two different potentials.

(Power is just the result of the current, produced by an Impedance connected to the different potentials.)

[Inkz]

Higher number= Better

[79wjd]

 

 

While it isn't a misconception of my own, it is one I hear constantly!

Being the "techie" person, I get a lot of people coming to me to fix their computers. And every time they come to me and explain the problem and say "I think I have a virus". So the misconception is that every PC based problem is a "virus" as far as the general computer user knows. I always have a little chuckle to myself when they tell me they think they have a virus. Meanwhile their hard drive is failing or some other issue. 

 

In their defense, it usually is the case (with people who think that).

[Slash003]

RAM is all you need to play a game! Used to think that when I was little

[mrmonmon2]

-TesseracT-, on 27 Jan 2015 - 01:24 AM, said:-TesseracT-, on 27 Jan 2015 - 01:24 AM, said:

True 4K is about 17:9, it's wider than 16:9.

true 4k would be 1x1

 

4000x4000

 

by your definition im running 4.3k

[GuruMeditationError]

Spending more money on components will postpone your next P.C. build. 

[FairladyZ]

For me it was a teacher of mine that thought building a PC yourself was much more expensive than buying an off the shelf PC. This was years ago, and it may have been true at the time, but apparently not anymore.

[79wjd]

For me it was a teacher of mine that thought building a PC yourself was much more expensive than buying an off the shelf PC. This was years ago, and it may have been true at the time, but apparently not anymore.

It was even less true years ago. 

[KemoKa]

A big misconception right now is that the frame buffer issue on the GTX 970 makes a damn bit of difference.

[30percentmoredisplay]

i use to think having a lot of ram helped in games and by a lot i mean 64gb

[Wojethebest]

I can download more ghz and it will totally destoy your computer

I would like about 99999999999999999999ghz

I wonder where I can download usb 10 99tb of ram and a 1 million watt power supply

[Polyvalent]

"the human eye cant see more than 30hz anyways so 120hz monitors are useless and a waste of money"

[Briggsy]

G-Sync requires a proprietary module to run at all.

[m_tieu]

That you need a $200 monster HDMI cable to have maximum clarity on any tv you buy at best buy. 

[angrylemon]

i wanted a mac for gaming.... because i thought they were good

[slightlyjaded]

actually one that isn't bullshit.... holding down the left shift key while loading a cd drops it into an alternate state.... this one actually bypasses a lot of copyright protection on modern music discs. Have had to do this a few times when copyright protection recoggnises the fact that you're running it on a computer and doesn't want to load.

[gollum99]

Back in December 2011 I got the first Galaxy Note (N-7000). So I wanted to troll a bit and went to Media Markt (stupidest place to buy stuff, I never buy there, the people working there are so dumb) and showed them my phone and asked, do you have anything better? They went and wanted to sell me the Galaxy S2 lol. The Note smashed everything back then, everything.

[zappian]

 

Actually, even at $400 you can beat console performance. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($70.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($25.49 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($23.03 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $396.46 (or if you include rebates, then it would be $410 upfront and $350 after getting MIR back) 

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 18:33 EST-0500

 

 

 

You can beat consoles with a 250x?

 

Dont think so pal.

 

You need at least this to beat consoles.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($105.75 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Biostar B85MG Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($133.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $441.54

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-31 03:04 EST-0500

[nekomata]

This comes up when you look up CPU. This kind of thing happens everywhere around my country, even many computer teachers think that that big black thing you see here is a CPU

[nekomata]

i wanted a mac for gaming.... because i thought they were good

I'm gaming on a macbook. It's shite

[zappian]

G-Sync requires a proprietary module to run at all.

 

*G-Sync requires a proprietary module so NVIDIA can make tons of money

 

Not a misconception however.