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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Aug 2012, 04:24
Replies: 167
Views: 70,155
Posted By AnthonyGA

While arguing to the point of not being able to...

While arguing to the point of not being able to complete a flight hints at a smidgen of unprofessionalism, it's really impossible to draw any firm conclusions about anything without seeing a...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jun 2011, 05:20
Replies: 73
Views: 34,611
Posted By AnthonyGA

Sometimes it applies, stigma or not. There...

Sometimes it applies, stigma or not.

There are people who smoke maybe one cigarette a week, or one a month, or only on rare social occasions when someone else is smoking, in order to fit in. They...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
25th Jun 2011, 16:30
Replies: 4
Views: 1,013
Posted By AnthonyGA

Most versions of Windows come with Windows Movie...

Most versions of Windows come with Windows Movie Maker, which would allow you to edit clips. Macs often come with iMovie, which serves the same purpose.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jun 2011, 16:25
Replies: 73
Views: 34,611
Posted By AnthonyGA

Those excellent pilots could always stop smoking....

Those excellent pilots could always stop smoking. If keeping their drug habit is more important than their career, then they are not excellent pilots.

Substance abuse is incompatible with safety...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd Jun 2011, 05:49
Replies: 60
Views: 22,102
Posted By AnthonyGA

Bottled water will not make much difference in a...

Bottled water will not make much difference in a situation like this. At 45° or 50° C, passengers would have to be sitting in the middle of a windstorm in order to stay safely cooled by perspiration...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
14th Jun 2011, 01:32
Replies: 12
Views: 1,205
Posted By AnthonyGA

The advantage of building your own PC isn't so...

The advantage of building your own PC isn't so much that you save money, as it often costs about the same as a pre-built machine. The advantage is that all of the money you pay for a home-built...
Forum: Medical & Health
10th Jun 2011, 14:47
Replies: 1,000
Views: 173,968
Posted By AnthonyGA

Logically, the more marginal the color vision,...

Logically, the more marginal the color vision, the longer the test. For someone with normal color vision, or for someone with very severe color blindness, 30 seconds might well be enough to obtain a...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
27th May 2011, 00:09
Replies: 10
Views: 1,742
Posted By AnthonyGA

As long as only one OS is accessing the drive,...

As long as only one OS is accessing the drive, I'd create just one partition. For Windows, it would be NTFS.

I would then use Acronis TrueImage to make full-disk backups.

In fact, that's...
Forum: Tech Log
1st May 2011, 21:24
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,663,832
Posted By AnthonyGA

Now Airbus will finally have some hard data that...

Now Airbus will finally have some hard data that it can modify.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
30th Apr 2011, 12:36
Replies: 8
Views: 1,596
Posted By AnthonyGA

Regular users who are already logged in don't see...

Regular users who are already logged in don't see them. At least I never see CAPTCHAs on this forum, but I stay logged in for convenience.

If someone isn't logged in, how can you distinguish...
Forum: Medical & Health
26th Apr 2011, 10:19
Replies: 12
Views: 6,402
Posted By AnthonyGA

Is the onset of the fear closely associated with...

Is the onset of the fear closely associated with certain visual images? For example, is it consistently associated with cloud layers?

It's possible that certain images remind you (unconsciously)...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
23rd Apr 2011, 07:33
Replies: 8
Views: 1,596
Posted By AnthonyGA

CAPTCHAs are currently the best practical remedy...

CAPTCHAs are currently the best practical remedy for spammers on Web sites. The idea is to find a problem that just about any human can solve within a few seconds, but that most computer programs are...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
20th Apr 2011, 08:05
Replies: 10
Views: 964
Posted By AnthonyGA

Overheating (fan failure or excessive dust) or a...

Overheating (fan failure or excessive dust) or a device driver bug are the main causes of unexpected reboots. If the machine does not want to reboot, overheating may be the issue. If it reboots with...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
8th Apr 2011, 11:21
Replies: 522
Views: 56,975
Posted By AnthonyGA

This mirrors the experience of most non-geek...

This mirrors the experience of most non-geek attempted converts to Linux, and illustrates some of the reasons why the OS has never made a dent in the desktop market.

Besides, anything that could...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Apr 2011, 07:45
Replies: 6
Views: 2,854
Posted By AnthonyGA

When a PC runs normally for a few minutes and...

When a PC runs normally for a few minutes and then crashes, especially (or exclusively) when it is engaged in compute-intensive activities like video games or playback, overheating is a prime...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Apr 2011, 07:38
Replies: 19
Views: 1,863
Posted By AnthonyGA

Computers used by teenagers have very high rates...

Computers used by teenagers have very high rates of malware infection. A change in start-up time from 40 seconds to five minutes is almost a guarantee of such infection. Hardware problems will not...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Apr 2011, 07:29
Replies: 15
Views: 1,503
Posted By AnthonyGA

It's impossible to fully secure any machine to...

It's impossible to fully secure any machine to which adversaries have physical access.

The best way to keep her out of the computer is to get her a computer of her own.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Apr 2011, 07:24
Replies: 24
Views: 2,702
Posted By AnthonyGA

All software becomes bloated eventually, as...

All software becomes bloated eventually, as developers must find increasingly useless things to add in order to justify new versions of the software.

The computer industry takes for granted that...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
24th Mar 2011, 01:09
Replies: 4
Views: 773
Posted By AnthonyGA

You can set Skype to accept only calls from...

You can set Skype to accept only calls from contacts you've approved.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
22nd Mar 2011, 09:08
Replies: 14
Views: 1,212
Posted By AnthonyGA

Yes. Videos are the only type of Flash I will...

Yes. Videos are the only type of Flash I will run. Flashblock stops all Flash content unless you explicitly click on a Flash animation in order to download and start it. The only Flash content I...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
21st Mar 2011, 05:53
Replies: 14
Views: 1,212
Posted By AnthonyGA

The main reason Flash still exists is its utility...

The main reason Flash still exists is its utility as an embedded video player. That's how Flash is overwhelmingly used; all other uses are incidental. When and if sites like YouTube switch from Flash...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
18th Mar 2011, 09:15
Replies: 6
Views: 1,113
Posted By AnthonyGA

Coincidence. There are mysterious sites in China...

Coincidence. There are mysterious sites in China that constantly probe every machine they can reach. I sometimes get hundreds or thousands of hits in an hour, and sometimes many attempts per day.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2011, 16:44
Replies: 26
Views: 15,602
Posted By AnthonyGA

The number of pilots in a country is a direct...

The number of pilots in a country is a direct function of the number of aircraft to be flown in that country, rather than population or land area.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
11th Mar 2011, 16:40
Replies: 7
Views: 1,046
Posted By AnthonyGA

The difficulty in watching YouTube combined with...

The difficulty in watching YouTube combined with the difficulty in completing a download of the latest Flash player together imply a network problem. Maybe your ISP has issues, or maybe your own...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2011, 21:33
Replies: 138
Views: 53,326
Posted By AnthonyGA

Somewhat, yes. This would not be a coincidence....

Somewhat, yes. This would not be a coincidence. The recliner would be a deliberate amplification of the boredom that might arise in a cockpit. It's possible to override moderate fatigue briefly in a...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2011, 17:34
Replies: 138
Views: 53,326
Posted By AnthonyGA

Nope. First, a performance test detects...

Nope. First, a performance test detects impairment, but does not provide an explanation for the impairment. If a pilot failed the test, he would be taken off duty and tested in other ways, probably...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
6th Mar 2011, 08:03
Replies: 20
Views: 2,091
Posted By AnthonyGA

The problem is one of desktop computers in...

The problem is one of desktop computers in general, not any specific OS. If you change operating systems, you just swap one set of problems for another.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
6th Mar 2011, 07:59
Replies: 522
Views: 56,975
Posted By AnthonyGA

Sales figures do not equate to operating...

Sales figures do not equate to operating desktops, as anyone who has wiped a pre-installed OS to install something else knows.

Since many desktops have Internet access, the number of operating...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Mar 2011, 18:18
Replies: 138
Views: 53,326
Posted By AnthonyGA

A performance test would accomplish that, and it...

A performance test would accomplish that, and it could also replace testing for alcohol.

Such a test would directly test performance in a way that correlated highly with piloting tasks. A pilot...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Mar 2011, 17:14
Replies: 20
Views: 2,091
Posted By AnthonyGA

That has happened to me many times. It should fix...

That has happened to me many times. It should fix itself. It usually seems to happen after a boot. I'm on XP but I'm pretty sure that whatever bug causes it to fail to validate probably exists on...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Mar 2011, 00:50
Replies: 522
Views: 56,975
Posted By AnthonyGA

For some people, computers are a way to get...

For some people, computers are a way to get things done. For others, they are a religion.



It was "several orders of magnitude" a few posts earlier. What will it be next?
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
4th Mar 2011, 10:41
Replies: 522
Views: 56,975
Posted By AnthonyGA

Given that Linux represents less than 0.1% of...

Given that Linux represents less than 0.1% of desktops, my own assessment is clearly congruent with mainstream opinion. Linux has made no significant inroads on the desktop in the two decades of its...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
4th Mar 2011, 09:13
Replies: 522
Views: 56,975
Posted By AnthonyGA

I have no emotional attachment to operating...

I have no emotional attachment to operating systems, so bigotry is not an issue. If I'm supporting or administering a hundred thousand desktops, I simply want something that minimizes the support...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
3rd Mar 2011, 19:08
Replies: 522
Views: 56,975
Posted By AnthonyGA

That's the permanent advantage of assembler. If...

That's the permanent advantage of assembler. If you want to see how fast PCs really are these days, run something on them that is written in assembly language, and be amazed. Bloatware grows so...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
3rd Mar 2011, 05:29
Replies: 522
Views: 56,975
Posted By AnthonyGA

I had already mentioned the possibility of...

I had already mentioned the possibility of software falling into the public domain, but I'd be surprised if IBM ever explicitly released it to the public domain. In the early days of computing, at...
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