Steve O1?

Van_Hoolio said:
I recently uninstalled FB and Messenger from my phone and got a drastic increase in battery life on my 3-year-old S4. I still use FB, just on the mobile browser. I wonder what the apps are doing in the background that require so much battery power? I may reinstall one or both apps for special occasions, but for everyday use I think I'm done.
Click to expand...
What they are doing is accessing the internet to look for updates and messages and notify you of them ("push"). That uses quite a bit of battery power and other resources. There are ways of keeping those apps (and the many other apps that do the same) and turning some of that off.
 
MidlifeFlyer said:
What they are doing is accessing the internet to look for updates and messages and notify you of them ("push"). That uses quite a bit of battery power and other resources. There are ways of keeping those apps (and the many other apps that do the same) and turning some of that off.
Click to expand...

IT nerd here:

Nobody should have the FB app installed. Just log in via your browser. The FB app has access to all sorts of permissions, including access to photos, contacts, mic etc. There have been recent reports of Facebook knowing you're at an event and auto uploading photos you took from there to FB. Just one of the nasty things it has the ability to do.
 
PGT said:
The FB app has access to all sorts of permissions, including access to photos, contacts, mic etc. There have been recent reports of Facebook knowing you're at an event and auto uploading photos you took from there to FB. Just one of the nasty things it has the ability to do.
Click to expand...
You can turn that stuff off too.
 
Roger Roger said:
I don't really reddit but I sort of envision r/flying as the worst cesspool of private pilots who think they know everything, airliners.net addicts, and the kind of people who post MS Flight Sim videos on YouTube.
Click to expand...
r/flying is an interesting place. It has the potential to be a good place for solid information. The problem is it's not very specific. r/flying is a real cross section of aviation...from Student pilots, to 121/135 pilots and everything in between. The front page often will have topics asking about how to pursue a military flying career, how to finance flight training, how to find a good shop to do an annual, and why one should buy an archer for personal use.

The stuff you describe DOES happen, but it's not supposed to and the mod team is pretty good about cleaning that crap up...there are other more dedicated subs for simulators or pictures of airplanes. What Mid said is true...and most of the stuff there is very trivial/topical stuff, that has been asked elsewhere and answered more in depth, and like he said it's because it's a new community with mostly young members.
 
ShyFlyer said:
When I remember to remember that YouTube exists, I like to watch the latest from CaptMoonbeam. Videos are short, mostly blog style, but gives one a tiny glimpse into life as a charter pilot. Guy by the name of "Guido Warnecke" has some nice videos as well. I'm also a fan of Premier 1 Driver, though I have to admit I sometimes fall asleep during the cruise portion of his videos.
Click to expand...

Love CaptMoonbeam and Guido Warnecke... Have learned so much from Guido. He's the epitome of professional! Theres definitely an opportunity to learn from other pilot videos.

I will admit that I can't stomach Mr. Aviation's videos for one reason alone. Its the extreme vocal fry. That CANT be the way he talks in his everyday life. He's doing some serious damage to those vocal cords.
 
poser765 said:
r/flying is an interesting place. It has the potential to be a good place for solid information. The problem is it's not very specific. r/flying is a real cross section of aviation...from Student pilots, to 121/135 pilots and everything in between. The front page often will have topics asking about how to pursue a military flying career, how to finance flight training, how to find a good shop to do an annual, and why one should buy an archer for personal use.

The stuff you describe DOES happen, but it's not supposed to and the mod team is pretty good about cleaning that crap up...there are other more dedicated subs for simulators or pictures of airplanes. What Mid said is true...and most of the stuff there is very trivial/topical stuff, that has been asked elsewhere and answered more in depth, and like he said it's because it's a new community with mostly young members.
Click to expand...
That's cool. How often does "omg I rode in a little prop plane and the pilots didn't do a mag check" (@Derg) come up?
 
Roger Roger said:
That's cool. How often does "omg I rode in a little prop plane and the pilots didn't do a mag check" (@Derg) come up?
Click to expand...
Surprisingly not that much. It happens, sure, but rarely. Most of the people that post there seem pretty aware of their position in aviation and generally are realistic about what they know. But, like I said, crap like that does happen...for instance I got heavily downvoted once for stating that I haven't carried an A/FD with me for a few years now...as an airline pilot.

You will also see the occasional question from a layperson wondering why something happened on their flight, or how to prepare for a flight overseas, or how to overcome airsickness. That kind of stuff. Also doesn't happen very often, though.

It does have it's problems...and here are some examples. There is an almost crippling level of hyper safety that prevails there. . Also they need to cool it with the religious devotion they seem to have for QT Halos. And lastly the deluge of flair updates and "I soloed today!" posts can get out of hand. And making all of it's faults that much more insufferable is the fact that the "reddit circlejerk" is very much in effect on that sub.
 
poser765 said:
Surprisingly not that much. It happens, sure, but rarely. Most of the people that post there seem pretty aware of their position in aviation and generally are realistic about what they know. But, like I said, crap like that does happen...for instance I got heavily downvoted once for stating that I haven't carried an A/FD with me for a few years now...as an airline pilot. .
Click to expand...

Booooo! Hisss! Boooh! Bad, bad pilot! :fury:

:bounce:
 
poser765 said:
Surprisingly not that much. It happens, sure, but rarely. Most of the people that post there seem pretty aware of their position in aviation and generally are realistic about what they know. But, like I said, crap like that does happen...for instance I got heavily downvoted once for stating that I haven't carried an A/FD with me for a few years now...as an airline pilot.

You will also see the occasional question from a layperson wondering why something happened on their flight, or how to prepare for a flight overseas, or how to overcome airsickness. That kind of stuff. Also doesn't happen very often, though.

It does have it's problems...and here are some examples. There is an almost crippling level of hyper safety that prevails there. . Also they need to cool it with the religious devotion they seem to have for QT Halos. And lastly the deluge of flair updates and "I soloed today!" posts can get out of hand. And making all of it's faults that much more insufferable is the fact that the "reddit circlejerk" is very much in effect on that sub.
Click to expand...
I once got downvoted into oblivion for telling someone it isn't a realistic expectation to go from CFI, to GLA at ~750hrs, to a major within 1.5-2 years.
 
But on a serious note, if this guy's youtube is rife with potential violations, why is nobody sliding it under the door of an overzealous FAA inspector's office?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top