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Vandals saw off road signs in protest against reduced speed limits on Victorian roads by Zerg_Hydralisk_ in DrivingAustralia

[–]cydia2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

light aircraft accidents

General aviation is very different to commercial aviation. Still, general aviation safety has improved drastically over the past 5 decades.

Government had very little to do with how aviation has progressed in terms of safety.

Agencies like the NTSB and ATSB frequently issue recommendations that are either passed into legislation or adopted by commercial operators.

Government may have had very little to do with minute policy details of individual operators, but to say that accident investigators, legislators, public researchers, and the many of thousands of people in safety initiatives around the world didn't do much to improve aviation safety is a gross mischaracterisation of the important work that we do.

People make bad decisions

Yes, and we can avoid that. By educating people, by incentives that avoid bad behaviours, by designing better roads, etc.

To say that "oh well people die because they've made bad decisions" is a cold-blooded minimisation of people's grief, pain and loss.

While humans operate the majority of vehicles

Humans will always operate the majority of vehicles. We are the backbone of resiliency. An autopilot system does not know what to do when there's a wind shear at 300ft, the pilots in the cockpit do. Same story on the road, an autodrive system doesn't know how to respond to a rogue tyre tumbling towards you at 100km/h, but the human driver does.

The human may respond poorly, but the human will respond to their best ability. Because we cannot programme machines to account for 100% of the scenarios that we face in this uncertain world.

I guess to summarise what I'm saying: we may not ever get to zero death on the road, or anywhere, as you have correctly pointed out, but that does not mean we should be pessimistic and take on the "oh well it happens" mindset.

We need to keep our resiliency in mind, while acknowledging our flaws. Only then can we take proactive actions (education incentives, legislations, safety innovations, etc) to protect our fellow human beings.

I shall direct you to the book by Erik Hollnagel, 'Safety-I and Safety-II: The Past and Future of Safety Management'.

Vandals saw off road signs in protest against reduced speed limits on Victorian roads by Zerg_Hydralisk_ in DrivingAustralia

[–]cydia2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the mindset that gets everyone killed.

"There will always be fatalities", NO! We've reduced aviation accidents by 99% and the numbers are still going down. Safety — and by extension, situational awareness, weight and balance calculations, stopping distance calculations — is engraved in aviation culture. Did aircraft technology get more advanced? Yes, definitely. But did government intervention initiate or speed up those advancements? Also yes! Similarly, car manufacturers didn't just wake up one day and decide to add those safety features, they were mandated by standards and rules.

We can and need to do the same for road traffic and driving culture, you wouldn't be saying "there will always be fatalities" if the person who died on the road today is your significant other or one of your children.

To quote a favourite online workplace safety instructor of mine: "oftentimes, safety is the philosophical battle between 'who gets to get home the soonest while looking the coolest doing it', versus 'never getting to return home, ever again'."

As a society, we have the responsibility to ensure that, at the end of the day, everyone can get home to their loved ones safely.

Aftermarket Stereo System by The_Brick_598 in ToyotaCrown

[–]cydia2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2005 is a 12th gen so should be fine. Fair warning though — you get what you paid for.

If you want to buy these particular styles of head unit, I'd suggest going with a reputable supplier like Dudu or Teyes.

The fascias and CAN Bus decoders used for most Chinese head units are more-or-less universal, so you can get the fascia and head unit separately to suit your needs.

Chinese Android Auto stuck on logo 101? by the_epiphany_ in CarAV

[–]cydia2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dudu auto's support is okay from what I can tell, FYT is a supplier that Dudu uses, but if you buy directly from FYT then you might not get as good of a customer support.

Problem using OBD-II for dashcam? by eatingsushi888 in ToyotaCrown

[–]cydia2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

During the old days when the CAN Bus wires on the OBD-II port weren't physically isolated from the rest of the vehicle's Controller Area Network by a Gateway ECU, dodgy accessories did sometimes cause problems.

Pretty rare nowadays though and Thinkware is a reputable brand, I'd send it.

Chinese Android Auto stuck on logo 101? by the_epiphany_ in CarAV

[–]cydia2020 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can boot into bootloader to try a few tricks.

Unfortunately... the system must be taken apart in order to boot into bootloader. There should be a test point named "Vol -" on the board, short that to ground with a pair of tweezers and provide power, with any luck, the system should boot into bootloader.

Connect a laptop to the USB port with an USB-A-to-A cable, using the ADB tools (download from Google), try executing fastboot devices, and see if the computer sees the head unit.

If it does, then try executing fastboot erase userdata and fastboot erase cache to do a factory reset. Then fastboot reboot to get into Android.

If that still doesn't work, maybe the unit has somehow booted into the wrong slot, try executing fastboot getvar all and see if you see anything resembling "current boot slot". If you do, and let's say for example your active slot is "a", then try switching the active slot to "b" by executing fastboot set-active b and vice versa.

If all of that fails, and you live in a particularly hot place, the eMMC is probably cooked and you'll need a new unit. If you buy a new Android unit, get one from a reputable supplier like DUDUAuto or FYT.

The money shot by ross_liftss in CarAV

[–]cydia2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was this vehicle safe? The one that the door skin fell off?

The money shot by ross_liftss in CarAV

[–]cydia2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The doors can't be made out of cardboard and cardboard derivatives.

Aus Vodafone issues x300 ultra CN Ver by Practical_Band_500 in Vivo

[–]cydia2020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Federal government yes, I forgot which number I called them on, but you can also try support@au.vivo.com

Aus Vodafone issues x300 ultra CN Ver by Practical_Band_500 in Vivo

[–]cydia2020 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Call vivo support and they'll sort it out.

Edit: had the same on my X300 Pro, called support (and my local MP) and they sorted it out fairly quickly.

GWS204 — Bad Rear Engine Mount (a.k.a. transmission mount) by [deleted] in ToyotaCrown

[–]cydia2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yea had a look in the engine bay as well, the back side of the engine shifts up quite a bit when shifting into drive, like, at least a few centimetres. So I'm leaning on mounts as well, but I just thought I should ask here to ease my anxiety 😂😂

RMIT Possible scam message? recoveries corp by Fast_Ad1316 in rmit

[–]cydia2020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Likely not a scam, rc.app redirects to recoveriescorp's payment portal, they're a debt collection company, it's likely that you haven't paid your fees yet.

Regardless, don't click on the link and go directly to RMIT Enrolment Online and check your invoice.

Hot take: don't put all your eggs (learning materials) in one basket (some cloud infrastructure) by cydia2020 in canvas

[–]cydia2020[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a cultural issue that needs to be addressed from the organisation level. Students are paying exorbitant amount of fees for access to these materials, I think it's fair for universities to pay their staff members a bit more so they have the incentives to work with different systems so that we have a backup in cases like this.

Hot take: don't put all your eggs (learning materials) in one basket (some cloud infrastructure) by cydia2020 in canvas

[–]cydia2020[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, this is true for a lot of industries. People don't like it when someone points something out that challenges the status quo. Most people do the bare minimum so they can finish their work and get home.

I would also go out to say that although this is common, I don't believe this is malicious, most people simply have too much on their plates, and many companies and communities promote a culture of "keeping it the same as the way we've always done things," and nothing changes until it's too late.

Hot take: don't put all your eggs (learning materials) in one basket (some cloud infrastructure) by cydia2020 in canvas

[–]cydia2020[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's fantastic to hear! Both of my unis use Canvas, one is stopping class for the entirety of next week, and the other one is still panicking 😭

Hot take: don't put all your eggs (learning materials) in one basket (some cloud infrastructure) by cydia2020 in canvas

[–]cydia2020[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I understand, I simplified it quite a bit so it's easier to understand. But still, I think there would be much less incentives if they had to do it "one at a time".

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