Ethiopian Air pilots turned off 737 MAX anti-stall system. It turned on again

The other articles on this clearly say the the pilots started following the procedure and disabled electrical control of the stabilizer, then later stopped following the procedure and hooked it back up to the electrical controls.

This Ars article here does not make sense with the way a 737 works. If the electrical motors are physically disconnected from any form of electricity, no amount of rebooting or software will make them start controlling the aircraft’s pitch. The pilots reconnected them.