Embedded systems Memes

Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities

1 day ago 216.4K views 0 shares

Someone tries to dunk on Linux by saying it "never succeeded," and the comeback is absolutely nuclear. Linux literally runs on everything —from supercomputers and servers to Android phones, smart fridges, and yes, apparently the microcontroller in your mom's personal massager. The irony? Linux is probably the most successful OS kernel in human history by deployment count. It's running the internet, your router, your TV, and now... well, intimate devices. The "never succeeded" take aged like milk in the Sahara. Turns out when you're embedded in billions of devices worldwide, you've succeeded pretty hard.

Burn Is Real

Linux Iot Hardware Android

3 days ago 177.0K views 0 shares

Someone tried to dunk on Linux by saying it "never succeeded" and got absolutely obliterated with a comeback about embedded systems. Because yeah, Linux totally failed... except it's running on literally billions of devices including the servers hosting that tweet, Android phones, routers, smart fridges, and apparently adult toys. The "sry bro" makes it even funnier because dude walked right into that one. Nothing says success like being so ubiquitous that people forget you're everywhere.

I Had To Guys I Had To

Linux Iot Hardware Programming

24 days ago 187.2K views 0 shares

So someone installed an entire operating system on their car's infotainment system and the specs read like a Pentium II from 1998. Single-core processor, "random overclocks" (which is code for "it thermal throttles whenever it feels like it"), zero multitasking capability, and it literally crashes into sleep mode. The cat's expression says it all. That perfect mix of pride and "I know this is terrible but I regret nothing." Running a full desktop OS on hardware that can barely handle a calculator app is peak engineer energy. Your car now boots slower than it accelerates. The "orange car OS" is likely a reference to installing Linux (probably Ubuntu or some custom distro) on automotive hardware that was never meant to do anything more complex than display a backup camera. Godspeed to whoever has to wait 45 seconds for their AC controls to load.

Zero Days Since Power Supply Sacrifice

Hardware Iot Programming Debugging

2 months ago 151.6K views 1 shares

That moment when your 12V high-power supply becomes a molten puddle... again . Hardware engineers know the pain of watching expensive power components turn into modern art because someone connected the wrong polarity or tried to draw 20 amps from a 5 amp supply. The perpetually reset counter is basically a monument to our collective hubris—thinking "this time I've triple-checked everything" right before the magic smoke escapes. The poor dog breaking through the wall has seen this disaster so many times it's developed PTSD. Zero days of electrical safety achievement unlocked!

Why Not Arm

Programming Hardware C++

3 months ago 227.1K views 0 shares

College kid: "They still teach 8051 assembly programming in Indian colleges." The rest of the tech industry: *comforting embrace* "It's not your fault." For the uninitiated, 8051 is a microcontroller architecture from 1980 . Teaching it in 2024 is like forcing civil engineering students to build bridges with sticks and mud while modern construction companies use carbon fiber and AI structural analysis. No wonder Indian grads need therapy before their first real-world Git commit.

Expectation Vs Reality: The Developer's Job Trap

Programming C++ Microsoft Windows Python

3 months ago 338.1K views 0 shares

Expectation Vs Reality: The Developer's Job Trap

The recruiter promised you a tech paradise of Python, C++, SQL, and embedded systems. Six months later, you're a broken shell of a human manually copying data between Excel sheets. The thousand-yard stare says it all. Your CS degree is collecting dust while you're becoming a human VLOOKUP function.

Slurpee.exe Has Stopped Working

Debugging Hardware Windows Programming Linux

4 months ago 305.5K views 0 shares

OH. MY. GOD. The slurpee machine is literally having an existential crisis right now! Instead of serving up that sweet, sweet Mountain Dew, it's spewing out raw BIOS errors like it's having the digital equivalent of food poisoning! 💀 That error dump is the machine's way of screaming "I CANNOT EVEN RIGHT NOW!" The caption is pure gold - "bro I'm getting the BIOS flavor" - as if the machine decided debugging itself was more important than quenching someone's thirst. Honestly, I'd pay extra for a cup of pure, unfiltered computer anxiety. For the uninitiated: BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is the firmware that runs when you first boot up a computer. Seeing it on a slurpee machine means something has gone CATASTROPHICALLY wrong. It's like ordering a coffee and watching the barista have a complete mental breakdown instead.

Blue Slushie Of Death

Windows Hardware Programming Debugging

4 months ago 248.9K views 1 shares

Nothing hits quite like a refreshing BIOS error with your slushie! That 7-Eleven machine decided to boot into the most terrifying screen known to PC users instead of dispensing frozen sugar water. The blue screen with error logs is giving major "your motherboard is about to become a paperweight" vibes. Imagine walking up for a Mountain Dew and getting served a kernel panic instead. That's not brain freeze—that's just your system freezing! Somewhere, a sysadmin is frantically trying to SSH into a slushie machine while muttering "I didn't sign up for this." Next time you complain about your deployment failing, remember: at least it's not preventing teenagers from getting their sugar fix.

Embedded Engineers When I Store A 1-10 Counter In An Int

Hardware C++ Algorithms Programming

5 months ago 228.7K views 0 shares

Embedded Engineers When I Store A 1-10 Counter In An Int

OH. MY. GOD. The AUDACITY of using a WHOLE INTEGER for a measly 1-10 counter when you could stuff those bits into the dark corners of other variables! 💅 Embedded engineers are LITERALLY having heart palpitations right now. In their world, every byte is sacred, every bit a precious child that must be optimized to within an inch of its life. Meanwhile, you're over here WASTING 24+ PERFECTLY GOOD BITS like some kind of memory billionaire throwing cash from a helicopter! The sheer memory gluttony. The optimization blasphemy. I can't even.

The Smoke-Free Suspicion

Hardware Iot C++ Programming Debugging

6 months ago 394.7K views 0 shares

When your microcontroller doesn't explode but you're still suspicious... That's embedded systems for you! These brave souls are out here writing code where a single misplaced bit can turn your smart toaster into a small fire hazard. The constant fear of setting a power pin high when it should be low is the embedded programmer's version of Russian roulette. No smoke today? That's not reassurance—that's just the calm before the electrical storm. The hardware isn't working? Good. The hardware is working? Suspicious .

Firmware Programming In A Nutshell

C++ Hardware Programming

7 months ago 359.2K views 0 shares

Behold, the dark arts of firmware programming. What we're seeing here is a function pointer declaration that would make C purists weep into their mechanical keyboards. It's the coding equivalent of duct-taping a rocket to a shopping cart—technically it works, but nobody's proud of it. The syntax is so convoluted that even the compiler probably needs therapy after parsing it. This is what happens when you code at 3 AM fueled by nothing but energy drinks and desperation.

Include Stdio.h

C++ Programming

7 months ago 272.0K views 0 shares

The sky is literally smiling upon C programmers! When your language is so fundamental that even Mother Nature pays homage to it. Sure, Python might be trendy and JavaScript might be everywhere, but C? C is where the real magic happens—where memory leaks are a lifestyle choice and pointer arithmetic is considered a recreational activity. The language where you don't just write code; you craft it byte by precious byte. No garbage collection to save you, just pure, unfiltered programming prowess. Why use 10MB of RAM when 10KB will do? C isn't just a language, it's a badge of honor worn by those who've survived segfaults and lived to tell the tale.

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