Few people appreciate being interrupted. It can be viewed as rude, sending a signal that what they’re saying isn’t important. While talking over people when they are speaking should be avoided, ...
You don't have to give up on getting your point across just because you don't want to be rude. Whether it's during a work meeting or a gossip session with friends, it's normal for people to interrupt ...
Nearly every embedded system uses interrupt service routines (ISRs). If you need to keep track of time, you likely have a timer interrupt that generates a system tick. If you have a USART, you’re ...
If you’ve ever worked in the corporate world, chances are you’ve had to sit through a meeting that 100 percent could have been an email. In these situations, it’s frustrating and anxiety-inducing to ...
You shouldn’t interrupt. Yes, from an early age, you’re reminded that cutting people off when they’re speaking is rude. But, let’s face it — there are times when you need to stop someone mid-sentence.
A computer cannot meet its requirements unless it communicates with its external devices. An interrupt is a communication gateway between the device and a processor. The allocation of an interrupt ...
A few weeks ago, I wrote in Slate about a study I conducted showing that men in tech interrupt more than women and women are interrupted constantly, but in corporate settings, women in executive ...