flip flops - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: themadhippy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 04, 2024, 04:46:01 pm
content: Ever wondered what a flip flop is,what it does or how it works? CPC have all the answershttps://cpc.farnell.com/c/electronic-electrical-components/semiconductors-ics/logic/flip-flops?searchref=searchlookahead

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 04, 2024, 05:33:43 pm
content: Is it because some smart alec, used AI to generate the descriptions?Was it an intentional, humorous mistake?Or do they employ, possibly unsuitable people?

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 04, 2024, 06:33:30 pm
content: Damn, they don't have my size.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 05, 2024, 08:40:08 pm
content: Flip flops:QuoteCounters:QuoteLevel-shifter:QuoteDefinitely looks like some AI generated garbage, but they have the british english spellings and terms, and some are clearly manually written:Quote

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 05, 2024, 08:46:48 pm
content: Quote from: thm_w on July 05, 2024, 08:40:08 pmThanks, for finding/working it out. That is VERY interesting.I suspect, we will see a lot more of these 'AI' generated things, in all sorts of other, real-life things, such as websites, maybe even books etc.E.g. (Hypothetically), AI generated (lazy!), instruction manuals. which are even worse, than the (sometimes) Chinglish instruction manuals, we already sometimes see.Hypothetical example:Congratulations on buying your new, 74 series Flip-flops.There are 2 pairs of these (4 in a package), so they are only suitable for twins, and as they are the through-hole version, please don't try to put them on, in a surface mounted way.Don't wear these flip-flops in the rain, as they are not moisture rated.You can get any colour you like, in this range of flip-flops, as long as it is Black.They are available in all shoe shops, as well as CPC and Digi-Key.EDIT: To minimize any risk of causing offense, to anyone.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 05, 2024, 11:55:22 pm
content: Welcome to idiocracy.

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2024, 01:03:55 am
content: Quote from: themadhippy on July 04, 2024, 04:46:01 pmNow you know why Aussies call the footwear "thongs".That, & of course, the bonus in that it embarrasses Americans.---"win-win".When I was young, we made flip-flops using 12AT7s, or for a special bonus, 6SN7GTs!

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2024, 01:07:03 am
content: Quote from: themadhippy on July 04, 2024, 04:46:01 pmI think it's pretty funny if they allow some basic part to be described like that.

author: abeyer
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2024, 06:51:02 am
content: QuoteI'll do them one better when I step into summer with a pair of 7473's as my footwear. Style, comfort,andfour bits of storage.

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2024, 03:01:12 pm
content: Quote from: abeyer on July 06, 2024, 06:51:02 amI normally throw out those 4 bits, which are usually tiny stones, that NIBBLE away and hurt my feet.Ok, I'll collect my coat on the way out, and grab HALF-a-byte-to-eat...

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 07, 2024, 07:07:48 am
content: Before AI, I'd just think someone was bored and taking the mickey, but now I suspect it's definitely AI-generated content. I've already seen the latter, but more subtly wrong:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chatgptai/ai-generated-lies-in-datasheet-search-results/