SEX !!

And now that I have your attention*, we can talk about software; the most functional, most used and abused word in the lexicon today!!

We have this subject Electronic Measurement and on page 425 of the local author there is this digital FFT analyser. Of course when you talk of FFT there have to be complex mathematical equations and butterflies and all things of the kind, however they're not in focus as of now. So, somewhere in the middle of a lecture...

"What happens after analog to digital conversion of the input signal"
"Sir, the FFT is computed"
"Yes. How do you compute the FFT"
"Sir... the software does it"

Cut to, Communication Networks class with this really low on IQ woman trying her best to explain something with the terms "framing", "error control" and "flow control" w.r.t the data link layer, but she is - as always - unsuccessful in every attempt and finally goes back to

"Its impossible to teach your class. Accha toh tell me ki how many layers are there in OSI reference model"
No.... not, not again!
"7"
"Now tell me are these physical layers or logical layers"
Murmurs of "physical" and "logical" all over the class... (with just two possibilities, the probability of each is a good 50%) The woman shaking her head in disgust again and after some time somehow we manage to freeze on logical, though we cannot be sure, yet.
"Arrey baba, now tell why are logical layers called logical layers?"
"Ma'am.... err.... because they're not actually there" Very logical?
"Then what is there"
And then ofcourse what you all have been waiting for "Ma'am..... software!"
And then the software is being blamed(!) for everything that could be there!

Cut to, Consumer Electronics.
Now, with consumer electronics you'll expect a lot of electronics
(and a lot of television all over again, but anyway)
So, the IT God was talking about Compact Disc recording and playback, when

"If there are errors on the bits stamped onto the CD, then how are these errors rectified"
"Sir, when the disc is being read, the error correcting codes take care of the errors"
"Yes, but where"
And I give you no prizes for guessing the correct answer "Sir, in the software!"

And the IT God was genuinely amused that in spite of the availability of complex data processing electronic circuitry we talk about software! And of course, the sound of "complex data processing electronic circuitry" is so potent that makes you want to work on it, right then right there!
And to quote the great man, the IT God, "Software, its a word you can use everywhere these days, eh?"

And, then to corroborate the truth in the wise words of teh IT God, we have our project to recon with. Now any questions to our project guide return just one answer "We'll take care of it in the software"

Yes, it's a strange world.

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* I believe this is how subway advertised in some country, where the billboard screamed "SEX", and then they said "Now that we have your attention, eat at subway" !!