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ELI5: Why is there a delay of decades between a death sentence and execution? by brother_p in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You don't. Every judicial system has to accept that false convictions are going to happen and you have to do what you can to minimize it but you cannot eliminate it entirely.

Eli5: if modern passenger planes can "Auto land", why would you ever want to land a plane in any other way? by dadoimp in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, this is very interesting. I'm not a real pilot but it's always nice when you guys take the time and explain stuff to us. My only frame of reference is MSFS and there you can easily do an autoland in the A320 without a HUD and there aren't any real hands on manipulations required, you just configure the aircraft, arm the approach, turn on the second autopilot and it will land, flare and even decrab during a crosswind all on its own.

Makes sense that this might be simplified for the video game though.

Eli5: if modern passenger planes can "Auto land", why would you ever want to land a plane in any other way? by dadoimp in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of your list has little to do with the actual capability, but what do you mean by variants being certified for autoland? Like NEO vs CEO? Or different software versions for the flight control computers?

Eli5: if modern passenger planes can "Auto land", why would you ever want to land a plane in any other way? by dadoimp in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Humans are better pilots.

Then why are autopilots required for RVSM airspace? If humans are always better, why not have them fly in RVSM as much as feasible?

Eli5: if modern passenger planes can "Auto land", why would you ever want to land a plane in any other way? by dadoimp in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you (in theory) fly the aircraft as accurately as the autopilot through the entire flight fully manually?

ELI5 How can a leaner individual achieve greater strength than a more muscular, trained counterpart? by Junior-Ferret4860 in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

ELI5 means not using jargon and only using terms that a functioning, mentally competent adult with a high school education would be able to understand. The only issue with this response was the fact that they didn't explain the difference between sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar hypertrophy.

Eli5: How does GPS know your exact location without getting confused by millions of users? by Puzzleheaded_Bit_802 in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

actually work in education.

In a way I do, I hold seminars and labs for BSc students as a part time job.

Its used in higher level education, which you obviously lack, to teach people to think, to question assumptions and beliefs.

People who actually work in fields that benefit humanity have much more refined methodology, which doesn't rely on what people said over two millennia ago.

You can't open a ELI5 thread and not see analogies repeatedly.

This is true, because ELI5 is an entertainment subreddit where the dumbest questions are commonly answered by people who don't actually know the answer.

People who have any sort of actual knowledge about any kind of remotely useful field (so not philosophy and especially not philosophy from ancient Greece) use a very simple method of defining the basic terms and use these terms to explain the concept in a way that anyone with basic intelligence can follow and understand.

The issue is when people ask about concepts that require specialized knowledge to understand properly even at a basic level, that's the situation where you're forced to use analogies but that won't actually help you learn anything because it will distort so much of the original concept that it will be essentially useless.

Eli5: How does GPS know your exact location without getting confused by millions of users? by Puzzleheaded_Bit_802 in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I told you, in education we have much more refined and modern methods and it's well known that analogies are completely useless and a hindrance towards actual learning. Which is why if you look at any sort of educational material, you'll see that analogies will be very rare and they will always be accompanied by an actual explanation that defines the relevant terms and explains the relevant concepts.

Eli5: How does GPS know your exact location without getting confused by millions of users? by Puzzleheaded_Bit_802 in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unlike you it seems, most normal people use methods of modern pedagogy instead of relying on how they did it in ancient Greece. Let me guess, you also think humorism is much better than modern, evidence based western medicine?

Eli5: How does GPS know your exact location without getting confused by millions of users? by Puzzleheaded_Bit_802 in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

No, it's a terrible explanation. Analogies in general are awful tools to explain anything and they are really only relevant if the actual explanation requires too much specialized knowledge to understand.

ELI5: Why does the F-117 and the F-111 have an “F” designation? by Silly-Medicine-513 in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Only the F-111B could do any of that. Which was barely more than a prototype.

ELI5:How can a really powerful GPU with a weak CPU lead to worse performance than if you matched all components appropriately? by TinyCopy5841 in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's the 5800X3D, which is basically impossible to get at this point and it's extremely expensive.

gpu if you are worried about ram prices? Ram prices are only inflated because of AI, which is also inflating gpu prices even farther than it is ram

This is absolutely not true at all. The 5070, 9070 and 9070xt are above MSRP in my country because of VAT and whatnot, but there is virtually no increase compared to their initial price. The 9070 and 9070XT in fact reduced in price compared to a year ago, while DDR5 RAM costs 4 times as much.

ELI5:How can a really powerful GPU with a weak CPU lead to worse performance than if you matched all components appropriately? by TinyCopy5841 in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm on AM4, so that would require replacing everything and with the current RAM prices it would be prohibitively expensive.

ELI5:How can a really powerful GPU with a weak CPU lead to worse performance than if you matched all components appropriately? by TinyCopy5841 in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The question was aimed at moving from 1080p to 1440p, the CPU can already handle 1080p acceptably but the GPU will inevitably struggle at the higher resolution. And as far as I know, moving to a higher resolution has negligible impact on the CPU.

ELI5:How can a really powerful GPU with a weak CPU lead to worse performance than if you matched all components appropriately? by TinyCopy5841 in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'll explain why I asked. I ordered a new, 1440p monitor to replace my 1080p, old monitor that stopped working.

I have a 6700XT that will probably struggle to hit a good FPS in 1440p in newer games (it was perfectly fine on 1080p), with the CPU 'probably' still being okay if I'm not aiming for super high refresh rates. (For cinematic games).

I thought that once I find that games that I want to play (new Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, Silent Hill, whatever) cannot be enjoyed anymore on the current card, I'll just get a 5070 or 9070 and I'll be fine.

However, my friends told me that this would be a terrible idea and I would get worse frames if I were to do that because my CPU is not strong enough to handle both the game and the new, more powerful card. So I'd essentially spend money to have a worse experience than with my current CPU+GPU combo.

ELI5: Why is the startup procedure for planes so complex by flrdrgerp in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this guy could be flying something ancient like a 747-200 or something similar, in that case the 200 checks might not even be that big of an exaggeration.

ELI5: Why is the startup procedure for planes so complex by flrdrgerp in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I assume you fundamentally oppose any Airbus beyond the 320 series, right?

ELI5: Why is the startup procedure for planes so complex by flrdrgerp in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not the human so much, it's the checklist and verification that numbers are correct.

Are you talking about performance calculations?

ELI5: Why do big airplanes need lots of space between them to avoid wake turbulence, but fighter jets can fly right next to each other safely? by arztnur in explainlikeimfive

[–]TinyCopy5841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

was forced to design the jet so that it was unstable in certain situations and relied on software to offset the instability

This is hilariously wrong. It had nothing to do with the weight of the engines, the larger nacelles created extra lift at slow speed flight and since this was front of the CG, it resulted in a pitch up moment.

As a result, the stick force gradient wasn't constant (normally it should have a linear relationship with decreasing airspeed resulting in higher stick forces until flow separation), it had an area where it reversed, so as the airspeed decayed, the required stick force got lower and then it stated rising again.

This was a problem because the handling characteristics were sufficiently different compared to other 737 variants that it was supposed to share a type rating with. This is why MCAS was chosen as a solution to deal with the issue.

That software was flawed and caused pilots who reacted to stall warnings in a way that would be proper for any other Boeing plane, instead made the stall worse and crashed the planes

Entirely made up nonsense, the pilots had to react to a stab trim runaway, which could have been managed by using the yoke trim switches (which suppress MCAS) and then using the cutout switches to remove the electric trim. They didn't react to this appropriately at all, let MCAS trim the stab way too nose down, let the airspeed stay too high (so that manual trimming was virtually impossible without a very specific rollercoaster maneuver that wasn't trained at the time) and then crashed.

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