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I only recently learned how to correctly raise and lower window blinds--I had been doing it wrong my entire life. It was maybe the dumbest I have ever felt, and was a humbling reminder of how much I don't know about how much I don't know. Have you had similar experiences? The operating system computer was a JC8520, which was running a version of MS-DOS. All commands had to be typed in correctly or nothing would happen. While operating the plant, several commands had to be entered every shift, since the owners didn't purchase a very automated package. In the interview for the data center job, I was asked if I had any experience with Windows. I didn't understand the question because I wasn't aware they were talking about a computer operating system! So, I replied at the office building I worked in there were outside contractors who cleaned the windows. After my reply all seven of the interviewers were all grinning and I was aware I said something they weren't looking for. One of the men

Ask HN: What was your most humbling learning moment? | Hacker News Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login Ask HN: What was your most humbling learning moment? 532 points by spcebar on June 2, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 680 comments I've worked on large products for large and small companies and written tens of thousands of lines of code across my career, solving complex, abstract, challenging technical problems in a variety of languages on a variety of platforms, sometimes under difficult conditions. I have often been a resource for my friends and co-workers

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