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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Jan 2022, 01:07
Replies: 16
Views: 3,814
Posted By jcbmack

Wow

Interesting how old planes are new planes and new planes are old planes.
Forum: Tech Log
11th Jul 2020, 00:29
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

Well...

One of my areas of research is neural networks, and the other is on a team with computer vision--very technical, and advanced stuff. We are very excited about the results and they are indispensable...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jul 2020, 00:35
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

I hear your points.

I agree with you tdracer, there will be many more amazing computing power advances. Moore's law is still in effect, even though there is evidence it might be on a slow-down soon, computing efficiency...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Jul 2020, 21:07
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

Too Theoretical

I think you are missing several points. It did take Sully an about 20 seconds to carry out his actions and it had no detriment to the crew or the passengers; no one died, and everyone went on living....
Forum: Tech Log
4th Jul 2020, 17:48
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

Exactly

There is no evidence any computer system would make the same decision or do it as well as Sully did. I have found this thread very interesting, but I will go back to reading it--as I have said what I...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Jul 2020, 17:47
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

1005 Agree

I am a tech nerd :) but I understand the limitations within any field. Even in cutting edge areas where significant progress has been made, we must be cautious. When I fly to the Philippines and Hong...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Jul 2020, 05:32
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

Automation

MCAS is certainly part of automation; I suggest you open the link I left for further reading. Airbus is cool, but different than Boeing. I fear you may need a little more CS background :)

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Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jul 2020, 19:08
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

There is no determination as to whether computers...

There is no determination as to whether computers or humans are safer. Aviation like many endeavors is human-computer interaction based. Self-checkouts are more convenient but more error-prone than a...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jul 2020, 15:23
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

Great points and I have a deep respect for you...

Great points and I have a deep respect for you pilots who do fly day in and day out.
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jul 2020, 03:38
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

Mixed Results

http://www.b737.org.uk/mcas.htm

There was an early issue regarding how the system responded in slow flight (adding slow speed activation along with high speed pitch up conditions). There was an...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jul 2020, 19:57
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

There are no split-second decisions to make, at...

There are no split-second decisions to make, at all? No novel events not foretold by an AC, flight manual, or computer system? I know the NTSB likes to blame pilots virtually straight away--this I...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jul 2020, 16:40
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

Complex

I have no reason to doubt that claim from multiple professional pilots. Still, Sully got the A320 safely down, no casualties, and everyone grateful. I am skeptical that the system itself could have...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jul 2020, 16:37
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

"This I think is this biggest argument against...

"This I think is this biggest argument against automation.

The perspective I proposed is, in an era of concern over the competence and authenticity of airline pilots, you can guarantee quality...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jul 2020, 16:29
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

Great point. Even Machine Learning, a subset of...

Great point. Even Machine Learning, a subset of AI, where the system/computer/machine learns over time to improve performance with experience, errors are made--potentially fatal. In supervised ML all...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jul 2020, 03:09
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

Can you elaborate?

While again not a pilot myself, I cannot see how Airbus's computer-operated landing would have been safer--this event was unprecedented at the time. In some cases, Airbus or Boeing systems do have...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Jul 2020, 21:17
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

Interesting

You make several salient points. The field of computer- vision, and semisupervised learning grant us significant useful information, but we have had higher than expected application of cost...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Jul 2020, 21:14
Replies: 76
Views: 14,732
Posted By jcbmack

Scary Thought

While I am not a pilot or an aviation engineer, I research AI/ML and various autonomous systems. It's highly improbable that in years or even decades we will see fully autonomous commercial aircraft....
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jun 2020, 00:58
Replies: 117
Views: 202,730
Posted By jcbmack

PA what, pray tell is the Boeing push?

PA what, pray tell is the Boeing push?
Forum: Flight Testing
7th Jun 2018, 23:43
Replies: 40
Views: 22,133
Posted By jcbmack

Matter

PA, what would apply to strong shock waves and blast waves, then? Thanks.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
16th May 2015, 23:10
Replies: 24
Views: 7,133
Posted By jcbmack

Yes there are always opportunity costs and no...

Yes there are always opportunity costs and no free lunch, but even with a less powerful processor, on average, the Chromebooks tend to browse faster due to the efficient browser based applications....
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
6th Mar 2014, 00:49
Replies: 21
Views: 2,318
Posted By jcbmack

oh I wish!

Oh if that were only true--of course many people would be out of work and hackers would be stumped too :ugh:
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
4th Mar 2014, 17:57
Replies: 21
Views: 2,318
Posted By jcbmack

Cryptolocker (Ransomware)

Asymmetric encryption is part of the issue where a public key is used to encrypt, but a private key is needed to decrypt. It can go in reverse order, however, that former is usually the standard.
...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
4th Mar 2014, 15:43
Replies: 21
Views: 2,318
Posted By jcbmack

yes

Agreed, and depends upon updates in general and how the security is configured.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
3rd Mar 2014, 23:40
Replies: 21
Views: 2,318
Posted By jcbmack

VIPRE firewall is excellent and I have not...

VIPRE firewall is excellent and I have not experienced many false positives; AVG generates far more false positives. However, if you want to go free then Malwarebytes, IOBIT and adblock plus are very...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
3rd Mar 2014, 13:11
Replies: 21
Views: 2,318
Posted By jcbmack

Additional Info

Mixture is correct on all points, however, I would add that Malwarebytes, although a light anti-malware program compared to AVG is more reliable. I would replace AVG with VIPRE, for better early...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Apr 2013, 02:44
Replies: 46
Views: 10,680
Posted By jcbmack

Context Dependent Conditional Probability Distributions

and multiplexer analysis may be useful.
Forum: Tech Log
28th Apr 2013, 02:06
Replies: 46
Views: 10,680
Posted By jcbmack

At The End of The Day

It evens out for regular in air flight. I do not place all faith in wind tunnels and I am not referring to take offs and landings either. As good as wind tunnel experiments can be, they still miss...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Apr 2013, 03:10
Replies: 46
Views: 10,680
Posted By jcbmack

On this I will comment (Not A Pilot)

In the sense of the now falsified AGW they certainly are laughed at by many scientists.

More to the point, however, having taken the time to read D.P. Davies book (and interviewed some pilots on...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
31st Aug 2012, 23:33
Replies: 0
Views: 637
Posted By jcbmack

Octave Programming Language

I work a lot with Octave and figured there maybe a few others who also work with it. Some of you may use Matlab, but I wanted build the case for using the free Octave programming languages even with...
Forum: Medical & Health
31st Aug 2012, 20:13
Replies: 47
Views: 15,968
Posted By jcbmack

Not A Pilot

However, having performed research myself I can first tell you 1000 people in one country (BBC link) with vaguely defined operational variables and lack of true randomization this study is no better...
Forum: Medical & Health
31st Aug 2012, 19:09
Replies: 36
Views: 7,809
Posted By jcbmack

A few quick things

Not being a doctor but having a Biology/pre-med background and lab research experience looking at BP, pulse rate hormones and other physiological parameters... BP and heart rate are not well...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Aug 2012, 18:47
Replies: 388
Views: 100,075
Posted By jcbmack

Out Of My League Here

But this is all so very interesting--will keep reading and watching.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
31st Aug 2012, 07:24
Replies: 9
Views: 1,019
Posted By jcbmack

SDLC

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Process & Business Models | Stylusinc -Think Together. (http://www.stylusinc.com/BI/thought-leadership/it-outsourcing/the-software-development-life-cycle-sdlc/)
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
31st Aug 2012, 03:49
Replies: 6
Views: 1,879
Posted By jcbmack

Awesome TWT

Software engineering is a great field to be in nowadays... and yes we have come so far, and yet old technology is still awe inspiring.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
31st Aug 2012, 01:29
Replies: 6
Views: 1,879
Posted By jcbmack

Very cool

article to read TWT. Was there anything that jumped out at you to choose this particular article?
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