Runway Information Runway 15/33 Dimensions: 15000 x 300 ft. / 4572 x 91 m Surface: concrete/grooved, in good condition Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 120000 lbs Double wheel: 220000 lbs Double tandem: 500000 lbs Dual double tandem: 800000 lbs Runway edge lights: non-standard NSTD HIRL; 85' FR RWY EDGE.
RUNWAY 15 RUNWAY 33 Gradient: 0.0 0.0 Traffic pattern: left left Markings: precision, in good condition precision, in good condition Approach lights: ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III) ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III) Centerline lights: yes CL RWY 15-33 NSTD, 10,000'. yes . . cribbed from airnav.com [sweet site]
Windows has a *built in* NTP client since Windows 2000 (it was an add-in service for NT4), namely `w32time.`
It can be controlled with the `net time` function, or more granularly with win32tm.
Active Directory uses Kerberos and therefore requires correct time on any member clients. In fact, clock issues are probably the #2 source of pain on Windows networks, right behind DNS issues.
Again, I say, ** You don't need any 3rd party software for NTP on Windows **(that is, for 2000/XP -- nobody uses 9x, right?)
I have had a ReplayTV (2nd Gen) for a couple of years now (purchased during the 'Green Sticker' fiasco, look it up). They say the Tivo's are easier to use, but I honestly can't see how much easier a GUI needs to be. Also, opinions (at the time, at least) were that the ReplayTV had a better picture. And it had Ethernet built in (which I can't use since my den isn't wired, but thats my problem).
Also, Tivo from what I read, is hurting financally. ReplayTV got acquired by Denon's parent company, and therefore has better backing to make it through tough times, plus maybe just better management in general.
I want my ReplayTV HD so I can take the HD plunge (I really enjoy my buddies 56" Samsung DLP:).
Redhat, everyone should agree, is one of the biggest players in a space we all know is growing nicely, and already has a pretty solid presence in the business space.
Cracking the top 50 isn't surprising, or terribly newsworthy.
That said, it's more proof that Linux® is on the radar screen, which is nice.
Ahh, the old "I just hired the hitman, I didn't pull the trigger, Your Honor" defense.
It should go without saying, when you contract out work, you ought to obtain some measure of confidence that the work done on your behalf with be to your company's (hopefully) high standards, or even better, you first draw up a statement of work that says what is or isn't OK to do to complete the project.
I work in a department loaded with molecular biologists. I find it strangly ironic that one of the investigators runs SETI on all her teams computers, and *not* Folding@Home, which seems most natural.
Then again, it's possible she doesn't know about F@~. I'll have to fix that sometime.
user 467217 wrote: Now it really is starting to feel like the universe is just one big version of Conway's Game of Life?
Too bad the parent isn't a "ha ha, only serious" post.
There is a sizable undercurrent of elite thinkers who, in fact, believe your mock hypothesis is exactly the case. This is the school known as digital philosophy or digital physcis.
In this view, the universe is just a massive `simulation` as it were; where the 'ultimate particles' are 0's and 1's. There is no 'stuff'.
Google on 'Rudy Rucker' and 'Gregory Chaitin' to learn more.
[As if anyone's cares, I came to this conclusion even before I had heard of these gentlemen. It was refreshing to learn I wasn't the only one with this world view.]
all about? Are you better than us beer-drinkers? Whats your BP/pulse/cholesterol/IQ? Do you also not: Speed / Fail To Turn Signal / Ogle Married/Underage Ladies / Dance with Rosie Palm?
Sanctimonious self-righteous sh*ts really irritate me to no end. Have a nice life.
I won't cite specific posts, but there have been several posters who were incredulous at the idea that the plane couldn't land immediately after takoff.
I've got big news for everyone. In 'real planes' (big twins and up) there is always a differece in Max Take-Off Weight (MTOW) and MLW (Max Landing Weight). That rights right folks: when a planes full-up, if it landed right after take-off, structural limits would be exceeded. They plane may not break catastrophically, but it would require quite a few inspection hours to be sure nothing was damaged.
This weight delta is frequently so large (think, 4~12,000 lbs, or more) that for short hops, the plane can't take-off at MTOW -- the full burn is less than the amount required to get below MLW. In this case, MTOW cannot be achieved.
People at large don't know it is Microsoft's fault.
Granny: Those nasty crackers are ruining my online experience. Maybe if I buy the latest Windows, it will go away.
They just don't know that it's largely the fault of Microsoft for releasing poorly secured code. And even if they did, I somehow doubt they would be quick to grasp that there can be such a thing as well secured code.
Like most of the battles in IT, it's an educational matter.
One poster already noted; The wholly-owned carriers fly different equipment and are staffed by pilots who are members of a different seniority force.
Moreover, typically the crew tracking system is integrated with the flight operations/dispatch system, and the maintenance control system, and the route planning system, and the trip optimization system. You wouldn't want to try to integrate all those functions into the parent carriers system unless you *had* to.
Finally, CFR 14 Part 121 says that each certificated carrier has to have their own dispatchers on staff. Comair, et al, are technically independant carriers -- they have their own certificate (DOT license to run an airline), and therefore have to staff their own flight operations (dispatch) office.
Therefore, Comair cannot integrate their staff with Delta's, even if they wanted to. Of course, that doensn't mean they couldn't still use Delta's operations software, but it just shows how separate the airlines actually must operate -- making the advantage of merging systems specious at best.
It became apparent to me that unless we techs educate (not proselytize) the method for `safe computing`, we are doomed.
This is much akin to how the CDC, HHS, etc, try to teach the public about safe sex. We have to make it appear important (because it is vitally so), but cannot risk alienating our audience for that very reason. Similar to sex-ed, if you have a weak link in your method, you're effed.
I worked on a user's PC this week that had current AV software, 2 different malware scanners, and was free of junk/popup software. Good, right? Oh, but he didn't have a SINGLE Microsoft patch on the system (it was XP Pro, box stock, pre SP1). Clearly, even though he was better then the average user, he missed critical knowledge about `Safe Computing`.
These are the kinds of hurdles we face before we can have any success on the desktop (as we know it now = largely Windows(TM)).
My wife (then live-in, who is *not* a mathy) adapted easily to RPN for everyday math (checkbook, etc).
When I explained to her, "Hey, its the only kind of calculator I have", she sat with me for 5 minutes and picked it right up. It is not hard *if* people will just open their brain for a moment.
I like the Caran d'Ache Ecridor XS.. Short (easy fit in pockets), weighty (brass barrel), handsome (rhodium plated silver) and easy refills (standard Parker balls).
I got mine at ArtLite, where I picked it out after extensive hand-testing (They are in-town for me). The website is pretty decent though, and they know their pens!
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KTTS "NASA Shuttle Landing Facility" details here:
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: 15000 x 300 ft. / 4572 x 91 m
Surface: concrete/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity:
Single wheel: 120000 lbs
Double wheel: 220000 lbs
Double tandem: 500000 lbs
Dual double tandem: 800000 lbs
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD HIRL; 85' FR RWY EDGE.
RUNWAY 15 RUNWAY 33
Gradient: 0.0 0.0
Traffic pattern: left left
Markings: precision, in good condition precision, in good condition
Approach lights: ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III) ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III)
Centerline lights: yes
CL RWY 15-33 NSTD, 10,000'. yes
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cribbed from airnav.com [sweet site]
Make that six.
[Phil. major specialized in Kant, but mostly his ethics. Hume is the man w.r.t epistemology *grin*]
Mod all the parents -1, Uninformed.
Windows has a *built in* NTP client since Windows 2000 (it was an add-in service for NT4), namely `w32time.`
It can be controlled with the `net time` function, or more granularly with win32tm.
Active Directory uses Kerberos and therefore requires correct time on any member clients. In fact, clock issues are probably the #2 source of pain on Windows networks, right behind DNS issues.
Again, I say, ** You don't need any 3rd party software for NTP on Windows **(that is, for 2000/XP -- nobody uses 9x, right?)
Well knock me over with a feather. Can mod-points be used on your own post [-1, Clueless]
I still *love* my Replay!
I have had a ReplayTV (2nd Gen) for a couple of years now (purchased during the 'Green Sticker' fiasco, look it up). They say the Tivo's are easier to use, but I honestly can't see how much easier a GUI needs to be. Also, opinions (at the time, at least) were that the ReplayTV had a better picture. And it had Ethernet built in (which I can't use since my den isn't wired, but thats my problem).
:).
Also, Tivo from what I read, is hurting financally. ReplayTV got acquired by Denon's parent company, and therefore has better backing to make it through tough times, plus maybe just better management in general.
I want my ReplayTV HD so I can take the HD plunge (I really enjoy my buddies 56" Samsung DLP
I can't belive this hasn't been posted yet, but discussions like these always take me back to the story of Mel.
I smile every time I read it.
Redhat, everyone should agree, is one of the biggest players in a space we all know is growing nicely, and already has a pretty solid presence in the business space.
Cracking the top 50 isn't surprising, or terribly newsworthy.
That said, it's more proof that Linux® is on the radar screen, which is nice.
Ahh, the old "I just hired the hitman, I didn't pull the trigger, Your Honor" defense.
It should go without saying, when you contract out work, you ought to obtain some measure of confidence that the work done on your behalf with be to your company's (hopefully) high standards, or even better, you first draw up a statement of work that says what is or isn't OK to do to complete the project.
Sony, clearly, did none of this.
Ponzicar wrote
..runs and hides.
I don't know who this general Steve is, but he must be one heck of a math whiz!
He's the cousin of that other smarty pants, Bruce force.
Web-form for comments to Sony Music is here ->
/. effect to good use!
http://www.sonymusic.com/about/feedback.cgi
Also the snail mail address is given as well:
Sony Music Online Services
550 Madison Ave, 24th Fl
New York, NY 10022-3211
Lets put the
I work in a department loaded with molecular biologists. I find it strangly ironic that one of the investigators runs SETI on all her teams computers, and *not* Folding@Home, which seems most natural.
Then again, it's possible she doesn't know about F@~. I'll have to fix that sometime.
user 467217 wrote:
Now it really is starting to feel like the universe is just one big version of Conway's Game of Life?
Too bad the parent isn't a "ha ha, only serious" post.
There is a sizable undercurrent of elite thinkers who, in fact, believe your mock hypothesis is exactly the case. This is the school known as digital philosophy or digital physcis.
In this view, the universe is just a massive `simulation` as it were; where the 'ultimate particles' are 0's and 1's. There is no 'stuff'. Google on 'Rudy Rucker' and 'Gregory Chaitin' to learn more.
[As if anyone's cares, I came to this conclusion even before I had heard of these gentlemen. It was refreshing to learn I wasn't the only one with this world view.]
What is:
;-))
(I don't drink beer
all about? Are you better than us beer-drinkers? Whats your BP/pulse/cholesterol/IQ? Do you also not: Speed / Fail To Turn Signal / Ogle Married/Underage Ladies / Dance with Rosie Palm?
Sanctimonious self-righteous sh*ts really irritate me to no end. Have a nice life.
search for: Gimli Glider
Amazing story.
Units can kill.
I won't cite specific posts, but there have been several posters who were incredulous at the idea that the plane couldn't land immediately after takoff.
I've got big news for everyone. In 'real planes' (big twins and up) there is always a differece in Max Take-Off Weight (MTOW) and MLW (Max Landing Weight). That rights right folks: when a planes full-up, if it landed right after take-off, structural limits would be exceeded. They plane may not break catastrophically, but it would require quite a few inspection hours to be sure nothing was damaged.
This weight delta is frequently so large (think, 4~12,000 lbs, or more) that for short hops, the plane can't take-off at MTOW -- the full burn is less than the amount required to get below MLW. In this case, MTOW cannot be achieved.
People at large don't know it is Microsoft's fault.
Granny: Those nasty crackers are ruining my online experience. Maybe if I buy the latest Windows, it will go away.
They just don't know that it's largely the fault of Microsoft for releasing poorly secured code. And even if they did, I somehow doubt they would be quick to grasp that there can be such a thing as well secured code.
Like most of the battles in IT, it's an educational matter.
mod parent down.
One poster already noted; The wholly-owned carriers fly different equipment and are staffed by pilots who are members of a different seniority force.
Moreover, typically the crew tracking system is integrated with the flight operations/dispatch system, and the maintenance control system, and the route planning system, and the trip optimization system. You wouldn't want to try to integrate all those functions into the parent carriers system unless you *had* to.
Finally, CFR 14 Part 121 says that each certificated carrier has to have their own dispatchers on staff. Comair, et al, are technically independant carriers -- they have their own certificate (DOT license to run an airline), and therefore have to staff their own flight operations (dispatch) office.
Therefore, Comair cannot integrate their staff with Delta's, even if they wanted to. Of course, that doensn't mean they couldn't still use Delta's operations software, but it just shows how separate the airlines actually must operate -- making the advantage of merging systems specious at best.
\FAA licensed aircraft dispatcher
Well, C was orginally written in C.
When I learned about that, my brain fell out of my skull.
Bad analogy.
/bad miss at political mockery
/hates Anti's revisionist leanings
Driving is a privilege. Gun ownership is (at this time in the USA) a right, as outlined by Jefferson, et al, some time ago.
It became apparent to me that unless we techs educate (not proselytize) the method for `safe computing`, we are doomed.
This is much akin to how the CDC, HHS, etc, try to teach the public about safe sex. We have to make it appear important (because it is vitally so), but cannot risk alienating our audience for that very reason. Similar to sex-ed, if you have a weak link in your method, you're effed.
I worked on a user's PC this week that had current AV software, 2 different malware scanners, and was free of junk/popup software. Good, right? Oh, but he didn't have a SINGLE Microsoft patch on the system (it was XP Pro, box stock, pre SP1). Clearly, even though he was better then the average user, he missed critical knowledge about `Safe Computing`.
These are the kinds of hurdles we face before we can have any success on the desktop (as we know it now = largely Windows(TM)).
cybertechcafe wrote, ".. but they don't have my cell phone number."
Heh - but I do. {sly grin}.
M-W on `seperate` yields:
The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. Click on a spelling suggestion below or try again using the search box to the right.
Suggestions for seperate:
1. separate
2. suppurate
3. separates
4. sparest
5. sceptered
6. scepters
7. Sparta
8. spurted
9. Spartan
10. spurtle
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Come on people, y'all can do better!
My wife (then live-in, who is *not* a mathy) adapted easily to RPN for everyday math (checkbook, etc).
When I explained to her, "Hey, its the only kind of calculator I have", she sat with me for 5 minutes and picked it right up. It is not hard *if* people will just open their brain for a moment.
Didn't our moms teach us to try new things?
-> proud 15C, 12C, and 32SII owner
The line "..listening to my favorite local FM station in HD sounds just like I am listening to a CD" just killed me.
It makes me recall a passage from an article on high-end audio gear I read years ago.
"A properly built and setup FM tuner can achieve a sound very close to an LP on a fine turntable."
And to be honest, I still rather have an LP.
BTW --> VPIHW-19 Mk.III turntable at home.
I like the Caran d'Ache Ecridor XS.. Short (easy fit in pockets), weighty (brass barrel), handsome (rhodium plated silver) and easy refills (standard Parker balls). I got mine at ArtLite, where I picked it out after extensive hand-testing (They are in-town for me). The website is pretty decent though, and they know their pens!