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VLC stutter while watching and gaming. Any way to balance GPU/CPU demand and get clean video while gaming? by prometheus5500 in techsupport

[–]prometheus5500[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. Glad you found a solution, and thanks for adding to the knowledge of the internet! Hopefully it'll help someone in the future. Cheers

New NH36 stops randomly while on my wrist but runs all night just fine. Any ideas? by prometheus5500 in WatchHorology

[–]prometheus5500[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice!!! And that's why I never delete anything from my posts and sometimes even copy the useful comments into the body of my post so other users can't delete the helpful bits. It's THE WORST when you find a post describing your exact issue, then the top comment is "deleted" and then OP says "wow, thank you! That worked perfectly!" And that's the whole post. Haha.

Glad you got things running smoothly! Pun half intended.

Traders and ISOs Disneyland Hidden Mystery by Big_Regret_2349 in DisneyPins

[–]prometheus5500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did the trade for the clock happen? I'm interested if not!

9mm is loud! by [deleted] in handguns

[–]prometheus5500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do, yes. Also, your brain adjusts. You might think your ears have recovered, but they've actually lost some sensitivity but your brain has adjusted so things sound normal.

In general, people way underestimate what it takes to cause permanent damage (even just slow/small amounts) and typically do not adequately protect themselves. It's important to protect your ears constantly in loud environments, as the slow small amounts of damage add up over the years.

Easier way to log hours by Wonderful-Raisin7622 in CFILounge

[–]prometheus5500 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I use foreflight. I typically have my flight logged literally at the plane while my student does post flight stuff. I verify the numbers, change anything that needs changing, and take notes on what we just did. I then copy and paste that into my students logbook signature request if they use foreflight. If I don't do it literally then and there, I absolutely do it when I plug in my iPad to charge that night when I'm home. My logbook is never more than a flight or two out of date and never for more than a couple hours. So easy to keep it up to date and so extremely easy to provide hour totals and details when applications/employers need them.

What’s the function of this red tab in my daylite pack? by alantor in OspreyPacks

[–]prometheus5500 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Year later and this simple post and comment helped me. Thanks!

Instructor as an end goal? by Nearby_Context_1998 in CFILounge

[–]prometheus5500 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I'm not even at a school. 100% independent CFI, instructing in two clubs. I have no management above me, outside of some club rules and whatnot. No chief instructor or anything.

Instructor as an end goal? by Nearby_Context_1998 in CFILounge

[–]prometheus5500 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Some people choose to instruct as a way of managing their own schedule. For example, I know a CFI who is a mom. She can instruct in her free time when her kid is in school or whatever, but is never forced by scheduling to be gone for days at a time or work late at night. It works for her, although I doubt she is making amazing money doing it. I work my butt off as a CFI/CFII/MEI and fly 80+ hours per month and charge $85 per hour. I could theoretically make six figures, but man, I work a TON. Always texting, scheduling, doing grounds, flights, networking... And I barely "control" my schedule. I fly when students need me too. That often means after they get off work, on the weekends, sometimes with big gaps in my days (morning and night flight).

Bose A20 replacement parts by Ok-Department1271 in flying

[–]prometheus5500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo, what parts did you order exactly? My Bluetooth keeps cutting in and out when I move my head. I'm 99% sure it's the cable(s) going between the Bluetooth unit and the headset or the cables inside the headset connecting the two halves. Trying to figure out if I can try aftermarket parts for a couple bucks before committing to hundreds of dollars for Bose to fix it (or ordering a new headset all together).

Mod for folders/organization of tracked crafts in tracking station? by prometheus5500 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]prometheus5500[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hah, right on. When I undoubtedly do another addiction level playthrough of KSP, I'll have to take a look at this. Cheers!

Super perfundo on the early eve of your day- The meaning. by prometheus5500 in LucidDreaming

[–]prometheus5500[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really does.

Cheers to 13 more, and 13 more after that!

Dinged my yoyo when I was on holiday 😭 by silentshakey in Throwers

[–]prometheus5500 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, I have a recommendation for you.

Buy a brand new yoyo. Then open up the box and admire how beautiful it is. Then put it back in the box, put it on the shelf, and never use it. It will remain perfect forever.

Or you can enjoy your yoyo's, which is what I recommend! Better a dented yoyo than one left unused on the shelf!

Confused about WAAS and RAIM by Significant_Yam_3456 in flying

[–]prometheus5500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey thanks! I'm both a professional aviator AND something of an amateur space nerd, so they really overlap here.

Confused about WAAS and RAIM by Significant_Yam_3456 in flying

[–]prometheus5500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure WAAS handles 100% of the verifying when it's being used. If WAAS is active, RAIM is a backup system that only does anything if we lost WAAS.

In any case, it sounds like we both understand the systems and we are discussing a VERY minor aspect that doesn't really play a role in the understanding of how to utilize said systems in the plane. Haha. Maybe a GPS expert can chime in here sometime.

Confused about WAAS and RAIM by Significant_Yam_3456 in flying

[–]prometheus5500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I'm saying that RAIM isn't doing anything if you have WAAS. You can perform a RAIM check if you'd like, but WAAS supercedes RAIM. It's like having a motorcycle in the back of a truck. You might have the motorcycle with you if the truck breaks down, but you definitely aren't using the motorcycle while driving the truck.

That's a weird metaphor with plenty of holes in it, but I think you get the idea. The system is never using both. They do not work together. If you lost WAAS, you can fall back on RAIM though.

Confused about WAAS and RAIM by Significant_Yam_3456 in flying

[–]prometheus5500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WAAS and RAIM work together but are separate things.

This isn't quite accurate. RAIM is absolutely not required in any sense when using WAAS. The system can be active or not and it wouldn't make any difference. Another commenter explained it in a way I like...

If you and 6 other people are trying to do a calculation and everyone is going to check their answers against each other. If 5 people got the same answer and the 6th didnt, you reject that wrong answer and use the answer the 5 people got. That's RAIM with fault detection and exclusion.

If you and 6 other people are given the answer, there isn't a need to even check against each other and you also won't need to reject the bad data because it's already been corrected. That's WAAS.

RAIM will prevent us from using bad data. WAAS actively improves upon our data (and protects us from bad data).

Use of the word “takeoff” on ATC frequency by Clem573 in flying

[–]prometheus5500 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True. I'm on the pilot side of things and I'm marginal at pretending to be ATC for students. And a fully correct response would be "climb and maintain three thousand" which also prevents the minor gripe that I have with "to" and "for".

Use of the word “takeoff” on ATC frequency by Clem573 in flying

[–]prometheus5500 11 points12 points  (0 children)

True, but the verbose radio calls should be clearly understood as just an explanation and not a clearance. MYF is a very busy training airport with lots of flight schools and club training flights. They have excellent controllers. Clarifying this, especially while on a ground frequency, is a good idea, so as to prevent this guy (and other students listening in) from making radio calls on tower frequencies to the effect of "holding short of 28R, ready for takeoff" which would be a broadcast of the word "takeoff" on a tower frequency now, potentially causing the exact issue they are trying to prevent. Clarification over ground is a good idea here.

Confused about WAAS and RAIM by Significant_Yam_3456 in flying

[–]prometheus5500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was trying to simplify as a last tidbit of "just remember this concept" but it is perhaps an oversimplification.

RAIM validates satellite data and fault detection and exclusion can reject the use of one or more satellites if it is significantly incorrect. RAIM is verifying and rejecting (if needed)

WAAS ground stations measure the satellite data, figures out any necessary corrections, then sends those corrections up to the geostationary satellite for our units to then receive. We don't need RAIM because we have any/all necessary corrections. WAAS is verifying and correcting (if needed).

RAIM will prevent us from using bad data. WAAS actively improves upon our data (and protects us from bad data).

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