> At that point, the telecom carrier's representative intervened and bluntly told the set-top box representative to just shut up.
This got a laugh out of me. The whole scenario was both hilarious and surreal from start to finish. It's a wonder what people get hung up on sometimes, even if getting hung up on it makes them look bad.
All the STB guy had to say was that there was no way to get it smooth enough on real hardware.
Instead he made himself look like an idiot.
Great article.
These were great. It’s certainly a blessing and curse to no longer dazzle people when solving a tech puzzle as a middle-aged person. I’m hoping I’ll become impressive again if I can still do it when I’m elderly. :)
> With a single jump to the processor's reset entry point, I had somehow inspired someone to step back from academic competition in order to have more fun with learning.
Seems like it wasn't just the processor that reset.