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Hardware is becoming more advanced but inasmuch needs better software to exploit its potential.
reading the article in today's news: Boeing 787s must be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent 'misleading data' being shown to pilots • The Register[^]
c'mon, how long has memory leaks been an issue and still not resolved?
the 787 is touted as the most advanced airliner based on its hardware capabilities
- yet a [probably 50 year] old software bug is bringing it to its knees.
the joke "have you tried turning it off and on again" not so funny when lives actually at risk.
modern hardware is made the best ever by advances that render better performance and reduced failure possibilities Software has had the same amount of time to achieve this too
so why in the same time has software not reduced its failure possibilities???
- wasn't all these new programming languages supposed to fix that per claims: "make that impossible"??
- wasn't new operating systems/kernels supposed to fix that per claims: "make that impossible"??
- wasn't testing supposed to identify areas where potential failures existed and per claims "make broken releases all but impossible"???
there are days when being a software dev brings real shame. Should've gone to law school.
pestilence [ pes-tl-uh ns ] noun
1. a deadly or virulent epidemic disease. especially bubonic plague.
2. something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
Synonyms: pest, plague, people
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Clearly, Boeings are not running Windows. If they were, they would never last 51 days without rebooting! 
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What if some (yet to be found) software condition makes this reboot necessary on the 45th day itself, at the time when the aircraft is cruising at 34,000 ft altitude?
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I was just reading that and more or less thinking the same.
This xkcd[^] came to mind as well.
lopatir wrote: there are days when being a software dev brings real shame
This 
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Love this cartoon. One of my all time favourites. 
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I am totally with you on this, but maybe for your use of it's vs. its, which is making my pedantic eyes bleed. 
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sorry for that ... fixed it
pestilence [ pes-tl-uh ns ] noun
1. a deadly or virulent epidemic disease. especially bubonic plague.
2. something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
Synonyms: pest, plague, people
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I work (or worked) in a safety critical part of the industry, the issue is often some kit that returns because of a fault can't be repaired as the Hardware is obselete and we can't replace it more modern replacements as it has changed so much either it's incompatible or too fast. My solution was very un PC when we had a bit of mission critical hardware buy three sets of hardware for each item, OK you have to store it and pay for it, but you can fix it fast and turn around is hours not months...
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I have been using analog equipment as well, that gradually built up some charge that had to be discharged by turning off the power for ten seconds to let it discharge.
My current LCD screen is not 100% analog. Sometimes, at large contrasts (like a white windows against a dark desktop) begin growing flickering "hair" to the right of the contrast line. A dozen or two scan lines at various vertical distance flash white for 1-5 cm. This doesn't go away, but gets increasingly worse over time, until I turn off the power to the screen for at least 10-15 seconds. I am quite sure that the cause is some charge build-up, and has nothing to do with software.
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lopatir wrote: c'mon, how long has memory leaks been an issue and still not resolved?
Who says it's a memory leak? 51 days sounds suspiciously like the Windows 95/98 issue where the whole OS would crash or hang after 49 days.
Here it is.
In this particular instance, it's a millisecond count rollover. 2^32 ms = 49.7 days. Not sure why they're getting 51 days in this particular case, but I suspect something very similar.
Is it common to leave planes powered on for over a month and a half...?
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Lots of modern electronic products never turn completely off until you physically pull the plug. Maybe not even then: They have battery backup.
Ten years ago, it was not uncommon to store setup and configuration in CMOS, which draws very current, but requires the voltage. In recent years, flash has largely taken over, but maybe older designs still use CMOS. But in most cases, the essential thing running is a real-time clock so that it can display the time, or e.g. perform programmed functions at a given time of day, without requiring the clock to be set whenever you turn it on.
Your proposal that it could be related to a millisecond rollover already suggests that the problem could be related to some clock function. Maybe there is in the plane some clock running even when it is powered down, just like on your stereo or microwave or the dashboard clock of your car.
For the 49.7 vs. 51 days: I noticed that 49.7 * 1024/1000 = 50.9 days. I suspect that it has to do with that, but have no proposal for how this could have affected things. It would be easier to explain it if it was the other way around, that the time was reported to be 49.7 * 1000/1024, because some computer guy our of old habit divided by Ki rather than by k
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now I have to order more crayons.
I'm hiding from exercise...I'm in the fitness protection program.
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That's out of line! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
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I have a coronavirus crayon special on my ebay store: 5 for $50*.
* Each, while stocks last. Degree of previous usage may vary.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Do you have the coloring books that come on a roll that have individual sheets with no picture?
4-ply preferably.
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No, but I can get you as many copies of the Daily Mail as you want, at a fiver each.
It really is the best use for it.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Hi All,
The company I work for at the moment has decided to make the role I (and another) were doing redundant. Dang not unexpected but I on the quiet could see this coming and had lined up some interviews, one which sounded hopeful after the telephone interigation wanted to see me for a face to face put all interviews on hold. I have another telephone today. I was after some idea, is there a chance I could a solid offer purely from phone / Skype contact?
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It's possible, but in times like these anything is possible - remember they are quite probably working from home ATM anuway, and reluctant to meet face-to-face!
[TGtSE*]
Make sure you have the redundancy in writing before doing anything "drastic" - you may as well pocket as much dosh as possible for the hassle they have caused you!
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Well I had the first interview / grilling with my Bosses Boss and told my role was being made redundant. Last time this happened I left in the Pub so long it was not funny, I made a promise to myself it wasn't going to happen again. Then Convid-19 happened and put a stop to the interview process (had a couple of good leads!) and then the axe gets dropped whilst in the midst of Convid-19
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Do not forget to wear a tie anyway - it is all a matter of mindset 
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Ummm, OK, but will make the PJ's look odd (thank ![Green Alien | [Alien]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/alien.gif) I don't have a web cam!)
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Hi,
I saw a talk by Martin Lewis the money guy on TV the other day and he has said that if a company tries to make you redundant or just tries to get rid of you over this virus just ask them to put you on furlough as it won't cost them anything and you will have a chance to find (or try to) something without worrying too much about money.
Might be worth a go?
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Hmmm, might be worth thinking about, issues and such about dates(!) plus this was all decided before the wheels feel off, but cheers...
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Might be worth asking even if you don't think it'll get you anywhere, you might if they refuse be able to take to small claims.
Depends how good / loyal the company is to it's employees, from your previous posts they sound like a bunch of idiots, but anything is worth asking!
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 'Oh no the share price is in the pan'
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