peckrob

53 ms·

211.
by peckrob 11y ago
Yeah, if I fly that high, I'm either on an IFR flight plan and talking to people ... or I'm in a lot of trouble when I land. :)
212.
by peckrob 11y ago
> Yet, even if you follow all the rules and wear a survival suit (which I don't think is required), it's still a highly risky endeavour. Absolutely, yes. No one would argue that this is not a massive risk. It's risky, and
213.
by peckrob 11y ago
Why not? The reason you're not allowed to get on the highway with a scooter or a bike is because it's dangerous to others. The only danger to me taking my airplane across the Atlantic is to me. I see this misunderstanding a lo
214.
by peckrob 11y ago
> common, non commercial, purpose? This is, IIRC, what the Mangiamele opinion held. If our common purpose is business, even if it's non-aviation business, the second person is considered a paid passenger when the pilot is reimbursed
215.
by peckrob 11y ago
It's even more complicated and crazy than that. * If I fly my friends with me to the beach for the weekend, they can chip in and cover their share of expenses. Legal for me to do as a PPL under FAR 61.113(c). * If I fly myself to a con
216.
by peckrob 11y ago
In your case, I think you handled it as well as possible. At least your fellow group members were willing to try and be involved, even if they weren't technically proficient enough to complete the required work. The whole firing group
217.
by peckrob 11y ago
I think it's important to give group members some level of control over the group and not require a group to carry someone who isn't contributing. Some of my professors gave us the option to fire group members who weren't p
218.
by peckrob 11y ago
Others that should be on any list: Atlanta, Birmingham, Charleston, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Huntsville, Raleigh/Durham/Research Triangle, just to name a few.
219.
by peckrob 11y ago
Routine and self-control and the biggest things. Set aside certain hours that are going to be working hours. Wake up at the same time, start at the same time, eat at the same time, finish at the same time, etc. If you have the space, I&#x27
220.
by peckrob 11y ago
We went straight from 9600 baud to an ISDN line about 1997 or so. Completely missed the 28.8 and 56k era. :)
221.
by peckrob 11y ago
I was just thinking that while reading this and enjoyed it for much the same reason. Everything about this page - the loose writing style, the borderline paranoia (although, given the subject, perhaps not without reason) and the antiquated
222.
by peckrob 11y ago
> Several such craft exist at the bigger end of the regional jet market. In fact, there is about to be a veritable boom in that particular market. In addition to the Sukhoi Superjet 100, you have: * The Bombardier CSeries ( https:/&
223.
by peckrob 11y ago
Hey, thanks for all the great articles! I don't want to come across as ungrateful or anything; I've been a reader for years and I love your work. I put your blog in the same category as Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcasts.
224.
by peckrob 11y ago
Disney actually made a movie out of this; they touch on it briefly at the end of the article. I watched it as a kid in once in school. It was called "Night Crossing" [0]. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it's on any s
225.
by peckrob 11y ago
It's really a question of what you're into. MUDs run the gamut from purely social with little combat (a bit like IRC with more functionality) to traditional medieval fantasy hack-and-slash to sci-fi space combat. Some have special
226.
by peckrob 11y ago
I was a big player of MUDs back in the 90s. I probably spent way too many hours staring at green text (when I should have been studying), but I wouldn't trade those hours for anything. Some of my best computing memories of that era are
227.
by peckrob 11y ago
>. We were only able to fully resolve it by using an obscure section of the 172.16.0.0/12 range. This is exactly why I use 172.16.104.0/21 as my home network range. Almost no one else does so it makes things really easy when I
228.
by peckrob 11y ago
You CAN, and that might be suitable for a ground station that's not moving and just providing interesting information to the Internet. It's an entirely different matter to take that into an airplane and use it in such a way as tha
229.
by peckrob 11y ago
ADS-B [0] is going to be required equipment in all airplanes by 2020. The problem is there are a LOT of general aviation aircraft out there. Drive by a GA airport and look at all the planes; many of them are 30, 40, sometimes 50+ years old.
230.
by peckrob 11y ago
Yes, although if you go against ATC and it's not an emergency, they may tell you to call a special number and answer some questions (get in trouble with the FAA, have your license suspended, etc). The general idea is to listen to ATC a
231.
by peckrob 11y ago
Same here. My instructor was very clear that I, as the PIC, was responsible for maintaining clearance from other airplanes at all times regardless of what ATC says. Even if I am operating in controlled airspace, ultimately, the authority ov
232.
by peckrob 11y ago
> Maybe "software engineering" instead of "computer science". This is not really any better, just different types of required courses. At my alma mater, Auburn, the Software Engineering major is actually more rigorous
233.
by peckrob 11y ago
I can't speak as an actual Salesforce user, but I did do a Salesforce integration for my company a few years ago - integrating Salesforce into our backend systems. It was quite a painful process. The documentation is dense and somewhat
234.
by peckrob 12y ago
While it's not an exact parallel, core collapse supernovas unleash large amounts of neutrinos. These are detectable on Earth even before the light from the supernova explosion reaches us. This was the case with SN 1987a, where about 2-
235.
by peckrob 12y ago
Just wanted to say thanks for the chance to try it out. Looks pretty awesome!
236.
by peckrob 12y ago
I have such a love/hate relationship relationship with the Nest Thermostats. It took two years of tweaking, but I think I finally got them set. When I first got them, they worked great in the sumemrtime. No complaints. But they were bl
237.
by peckrob 12y ago
I have a hard time following professional sports because I don't feel any connection to the team. I live in a smaller city so we don't have any top-tier professional sports, just a minor league baseball team that's about to m
238.
by peckrob 12y ago
Weird. Other than the startup thing (which is not a big deal for me because I leave it running), I haven't had any problems upgrading. A few months ago I went to 2.1.5 and pretty much everything just worked.
239.
by peckrob 12y ago
Hey cool! I grew up in Knoxville! :) I still have family there, so I'm up there several times a year. Last time I was up there I saw a billboard for gigabit connections being offered by TDS Telecom, but I'm guessing that's in
240.
by peckrob 12y ago
I run this exact same setup (pfSense-based Mini-ITX router and several UAP-ACs), and it works outstanding. I had used DD-WRT for several years, but having hack pile up on top of hack to keep things running on DD-WRT. When we moved to a larg

More ›