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by bdavis__ 7y ago
i would expect any HP RF test equipment from any age to be fixable and usable (worse case, perhaps new vacuum tubes!)
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
Guessing a 141T ?
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
Let it go. He is a different person now, and so are you. Look back on this as an experience, not as something that eats on you for decades. It is corrosive to the soul to hold on to bad feelings this long.
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
A senator will be hard to reach. Rep is very possible with an appointment. But they all have staff. A mature, sober sounding constituent can absolutely get time with a staffer...and if your concerns are legitimate, then a good chance your
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
same here. the belief is that just using using CI/CD tools will make us efficient. nothing against CI/CD, but the organization has much larger problems.
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
same software as in the airplane. sometimes the same hardware, also.
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
Using existing Boeing Standards and Processes? (how to install a rivet. how to anodize aluminum. how to verify software. 100 years of experience written into requirements and specifications of how to build a plane) Likely 10 years. Starti
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
the avionics software process has a lot of iteration in it, because of the nature of software. it all starts with a very detailed requirements phase, where what the software is going to do is written down, modeled, and reviewed. design, cod
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
military planes are certified, but to different requirements. and of course there is a trade off between safety of flight and mission effectiveness. military aviation is inherently a high risk endeavor.
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
fraud, maybe not. bad idea, maybe. the idea was that a lot of effort and money was spent certifying a plane, and it makes sense to allow delta changes to the design without revisiting the entire process. so a plane is in service and custo
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
i agree. but if Stadia had enough market penetration the game studios would target it instead of windows.
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
you could have said the same thing about the google office suite. just run the existing windows programs. doing it in linux lets google go vertical. they can own and manipulate the entire stack. and not pay for windows licenses. now the
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
well stated.
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
nope, all of the vacum tubes would be working as designed. not a hardware problem, a system design problem. thus the invention of a discipline called 'systems engineering'.. i would say in 100% of engineering development, the des
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
probably each session in the simulator is 50 minutes. and this would just be something else added to the normal recurring training. commercial simulators are designed to work 18 hours a day, 7 days a week. you can use them more, but event
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
you may need to look at bugs/ksloc as more of an enterprise measure than one for an single project. when it gets down to it, this is the measure that will tell you if your organization is 'improving'; end of the line reducing
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
but it is very possible that you can create 'something' in 2 weeks vs. 'nothing' in 6 months. and in most cases, 'something' * 12 > 'nothing'. (although that 'something' might not be very
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
If you don't have a BS degree, get one. It will take a while, but the money from your employer should pay for 2 classes a semester at a state school. (Thanks Boeing!) My suggestion, at about the 10 year mark in experience, get an MS
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
10% is not much vs. the pain of travel. I would take the new position and enjoy staying in one place.
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
RHEL is the only linux on the security approved list. So if you run classified, it is the only game in town. (easy game; if it is on the list you can use it vs. having to justify something else) Not CENTOS, but RHEL. You see, the binary
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
But with the constant OTA updates from Tesla, the software will degrade and turn to mush over the years.
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
Commercial aircraft have a large support staff that 'touch' the aircraft ever day (week). Certified mechanics and technicians. A software update is something they do on a regular (yearly maybe()) basis. By following instruction
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
The transition from 4 engines to 2 was accompanied by a great increase in systems reliability. Look up ETOPS for details. The trade off between safety (loss of airframe) and reliability( plane has all engines functioning ) is complex. A
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
profound! could it also be the normal generational rotation of people through the organization? Everyone grew at a tremendous rate since the 1960's. Many, many more engineers. And then they retired.
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
yep.
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
In the AF we called it PMEL. My anecdote is getting a 9 track tape of all of the test equipment part numbers and calibration intervals (TO-1-1-100 , maybe?). transfer the tape to a disk file, sort it and use binary search. a couple of ye
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
pakage int_io is new integer_io (num=>integer); and then int_io.putline(num);
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
fortran with nice syntax and built in bit operations.
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
Many of the 'programmers' of those days lacked the sophistication and education to appreciate Ada. Just the mojo required to print an integer (having to instantiate a generic) was considered complicated Ada was also very slow to c
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by bdavis__ 7y ago
Although there is perceived demand, COBOL jobs pay very poorly. Like $50K. Exception of course for consultants with a following, and customers that believe you have 'unicorn' skills. One advantage is the software stack is mature

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