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Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2018, 18:48
Replies: 67
Views: 30,968
Posted By MG23

But that's true of most jobs these days. Mine...

But that's true of most jobs these days. Mine didn't exist thirty years ago and won't exist in anything like its current form in another twenty years.

Personally, I doubt automated aircraft will...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
15th Jun 2018, 22:11
Replies: 265
Views: 31,976
Posted By MG23

Don't forget tracking you everywhere you go. And...

Don't forget tracking you everywhere you go. And increasing the cost of everything shipped by road. And encouraging trucks to take backroads instead of motorways to reduce the amount they're charged....
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
14th Jun 2018, 16:07
Replies: 265
Views: 31,976
Posted By MG23

Which is doubly silly, because VR and local...

Which is doubly silly, because VR and local manufacturing are about to make roads obsolete.

Central planning: always doing what would have been the right thing fifty years ago,

Maybe the UK...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Jun 2018, 18:37
Replies: 17
Views: 2,549
Posted By MG23

They need VR headsets that can hook into cameras...

They need VR headsets that can hook into cameras on the outside of the aircraft, so you can see the world as though there was nothing between you and the ground.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
29th May 2018, 17:26
Replies: 43
Views: 10,123
Posted By MG23

Not when it's worse than the old one. Cars,...

Not when it's worse than the old one. Cars, airliners and TVs are much better than they were a few development generations ago. Windows is worse than it was a few generations ago.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
28th May 2018, 16:03
Replies: 43
Views: 10,123
Posted By MG23

Because they'd be out of a job if they didn't...

Because they'd be out of a job if they didn't keep fiddling with stuff?

Like the thousands of QA staff they sacked a few years ago, before their upgrades started screwing up masses of computer.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2018, 23:08
Replies: 43
Views: 24,630
Posted By MG23

BTW, they're apparently now searching the...

BTW, they're apparently now searching the long-awaited area where the flightpath to McMurdo crosses the sound from the underwater acoustic event an hour after the crash, and the 7th arc.

It may be...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2018, 20:12
Replies: 43
Views: 24,630
Posted By MG23

As I understand it, the search is essentially...

As I understand it, the search is essentially looking for the engines and a debris field. Given the amount of junk they've found, I don't seem much of a reason to believe they couldn't spot that if...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
11th May 2018, 23:19
Replies: 265
Views: 31,976
Posted By MG23

Yes. Though I'm still not sure why they couldn't...

Yes. Though I'm still not sure why they couldn't just use GPS.

As for the Americans turning GPS off, ha-ha, good one. They might try, but they'd soon discover just how much of the world is now...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
30th Mar 2018, 21:38
Replies: 469
Views: 329,008
Posted By MG23

From what I remember, Iridium phones were...

From what I remember, Iridium phones were expected to be a huge market for people who travelled a lot, particularly to remote areas.

But, by the time the satellites were up there, we had a massive...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
9th Mar 2018, 15:46
Replies: 51
Views: 10,537
Posted By MG23

Tell that to all the people whose scanners...

Tell that to all the people whose scanners stopped working when Microsoft disabled them in a compulsory update. Or my Windows 7 PC where 'Windows Update' started permanently sucking up the whole of...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
8th Mar 2018, 21:09
Replies: 2
Views: 1,082
Posted By MG23

I've used both and haven't had any problems so...

I've used both and haven't had any problems so far.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
8th Mar 2018, 15:43
Replies: 51
Views: 10,537
Posted By MG23

I believe that translates into 'less likely to...

I believe that translates into 'less likely to screw up your computer with a random update than Windows 10 is'.

The only real issue I've had with updates to our Linux PCs at home was when a kernel...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
7th Mar 2018, 17:13
Replies: 7
Views: 2,000
Posted By MG23

There's also Xplane, which I bought in the Steam...

There's also Xplane, which I bought in the Steam Christmas sale, but haven't tried because I don't believe they've pushed the VR patch to Steam yet.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
25th Feb 2018, 23:20
Replies: 22
Views: 4,253
Posted By MG23

The ones I'm aware of have a 'cell tower' on the...

The ones I'm aware of have a 'cell tower' on the plane which tells the phones to transmit at low power, and forwards calls to the ground from the plane. An acquaintance of mine worked on one of those...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
17th Feb 2018, 03:33
Replies: 51
Views: 10,537
Posted By MG23

I bought an HP Probook last year because it was...

I bought an HP Probook last year because it was the only laptop I could find that officially supported Linux. The only downside is that it doesn't have an illuminated keyboard like my old Toshiba, so...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
16th Feb 2018, 22:07
Replies: 51
Views: 10,537
Posted By MG23

As I understand it, Microsoft removed the ability...

As I understand it, Microsoft removed the ability to not install updates from consumer versions of Windows 10. So you're stuffed.

My girlfriend was complaining the other day because she plugged...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Feb 2018, 15:57
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,357,628
Posted By MG23

Also, I believe they sailed from South Africa, so...

Also, I believe they sailed from South Africa, so they've been at sea for some time.

With a 'no find, no fee' deal, I'm sure they've worked out the best schedule to search the largest possible...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
8th Jan 2018, 18:08
Replies: 3
Views: 2,081
Posted By MG23

Dunno about incoming, but I've found Yahoo mail...

Dunno about incoming, but I've found Yahoo mail has become extremely unreliable for outgoing mail. My girlfriend used to use it, but emails to me would be delayed by an hour for no apparent reason....
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
4th Jan 2018, 01:18
Replies: 22
Views: 5,955
Posted By MG23

OK, the explanations are coming out now: ...

OK, the explanations are coming out now:

Cyberus Technology Blog - Meltdown (http://blog.cyberus-technology.de/posts/2018-01-03-meltdown.html)

So, basically, an application running on an Intel...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
3rd Jan 2018, 22:55
Replies: 22
Views: 5,955
Posted By MG23

Basically, it seems to allow programs to access...

Basically, it seems to allow programs to access memory that they shouldn't be able to access, so malware could potentially do things like read passwords and encryption keys that are supposedly...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
23rd Dec 2017, 15:54
Replies: 74
Views: 12,790
Posted By MG23

So XP is still beating Windows 8 :). And,...

So XP is still beating Windows 8 :).

And, don't forget, there are a ton of XP machines around doing stuff but not connected to the Internet, and certainly not used for web browsing where they...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
15th Dec 2017, 17:56
Replies: 4
Views: 1,584
Posted By MG23

Typically, the encryption software picks a random...

Typically, the encryption software picks a random key and uses that to encrypt the disk. Then it encrypts the key with the password and stores it in a file on the disk. So, to read the disk, you need...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
1st Nov 2017, 02:09
Replies: 7
Views: 2,459
Posted By MG23

It's basically an improved version of FSX, with...

It's basically an improved version of FSX, with somewhat better graphics and performance. It also has built-in VR support, though I've used FlyInside with it before for the Leap Motion hand tracking....
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
11th Aug 2017, 05:29
Replies: 16
Views: 1,846
Posted By MG23

iPad, but get a full-sized one. Even at my...

iPad, but get a full-sized one. Even at my not-very-advanced age, I often have problems reading small text on my iPad Mini.

Android tablets will be cheaper, but they rapidly become a security...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th Aug 2017, 04:27
Replies: 9
Views: 6,367
Posted By MG23

Everything found so far is consistent with a...

Everything found so far is consistent with a high-speed impact. The flaps were probably up when they detached, and you're not likely to find pieces of seats floating away if the aircraft was mostly...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2017, 02:18
Replies: 43
Views: 37,090
Posted By MG23

Lucas electrics? And, yeah, I wouldn't mind...

Lucas electrics?

And, yeah, I wouldn't mind being 'randomly selected for additional screening' every other flight I take if the people doing it weren't so incompetent. I was particularly impressed...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
17th Jul 2017, 01:53
Replies: 19
Views: 2,622
Posted By MG23

News to me, since mine charge from any USB socket...

News to me, since mine charge from any USB socket I've plugged them into.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
15th Jul 2017, 01:29
Replies: 19
Views: 2,622
Posted By MG23

Yes. Our original iPad Mini still works fine, but...

Yes. Our original iPad Mini still works fine, but it's only usable for simple stuff these days due to lack of RAM and CPU.

However, in the last few years we've reached 'powerful enough' for most...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th May 2017, 14:22
Replies: 634
Views: 303,569
Posted By MG23

If BA had high-availability IT, we wouldn't be...

If BA had high-availability IT, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

That rumour seems dubious to me, but having worked with Indian outsourcing in a previous life, it's not that dubious.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
28th May 2017, 03:56
Replies: 634
Views: 303,569
Posted By MG23

My point is that they don't just let people...

My point is that they don't just let people develop software and hope it works when something crashes. They continually and deliberately kill random services in their system, so every piece of code...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th May 2017, 21:53
Replies: 6
Views: 11,025
Posted By MG23

I believe the guy who was doing much of the...

I believe the guy who was doing much of the searching has returned home?

There was a new report on the debris a few weeks ago, with parts I hadn't seen before. But they may have been found a while...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th May 2017, 20:00
Replies: 634
Views: 303,569
Posted By MG23

We've had a power outage on one of our test...

We've had a power outage on one of our test servers trash the Postgres database. But that was because the operating system truncated a bunch of files to zero bytes when it rebooted, so I doubt Oracle...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th May 2017, 17:30
Replies: 634
Views: 303,569
Posted By MG23

And useless if you don't regularly test...

And useless if you don't regularly test switchovers to the backup system to make sure it works. It's always fun when the online server fails, the system automatically switches to the backup... and it...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th May 2017, 17:06
Replies: 634
Views: 303,569
Posted By MG23

That's only a big issue when you outsource to the...

That's only a big issue when you outsource to the cheapest bidder who saves money by not testing properly and has high turnover due to low wages, so the people who wrote the software have long gone...
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