KnowBetter's past comments

  • -1

    KnowBetter

    Read my old comments and you'll note that I have long stood on the side that has said it's not the batteries that are the problem. The batteries shorting out and catching fire are the end result of "THE PROBLEM". I have said that the 787 problems lie withing the aircraft's wiring and circuits and may also be an issue with the new frame being made mainly of carbon fibre.

    The management of static build up and discharge and electrical circuit isolation and conduction is far different in an aircraft that isn't all conductive because most of it is now made of carbon fibre. Putting the batteries into "fire boxes" so WHEN they catch fire again they won't burn the aircraft down is Boeing saying to the world "this is the best we can do because we don't know at this moment what the problem really is but we want to continue selling these planes so deal with it".

    Posted in: ANA reports different problem on modified Dreamliner

  • 4

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    The Chinese should be looking up the definition of Karma. Sure it was all fine when their workers and companies were making crappy products and selling them as great products to the rest of the world but imagine being burned by your own countrymen and their crappy work ethics and skill set. Pot calling the kettle black, suck it up buttercup!!!

    Posted in: Chinese man hires men to smash his Maserati in protest at poor customer service

  • 6

    KnowBetter

    Really a lot of people here think way too much of the Japanese government and actually think they are smart enough to pull off this sort of agitation towards their neighbours. What would happen if a Japanese company started making planes using Honeywell's TF731 and sold it to the Koreans? Who's fault would be then? You're all wound up too tight and giving away your leaning left campaign.

    Posted in: S Korean media slam Abe's 731 jet photo

  • 3

    KnowBetter

    I used to have a few Hotmail e-mail addresses but M$ made it it harder and harder to set up a new hotmail address using Outlook to monitor them so I finally gave up on hotmail and went to gmail years ago.

    Funny that M$ should know come full circle to calling the free e-mail service "Outlook". Oh well, too late for you M$, I'm happy using gmail so unless you can pull a rabbit that gives you the winning lottery numbers in advance of the draw out of your collective butts, you're out of luck.

    Posted in: Hotmail is dead as Outlook.com takes over

  • 2

    KnowBetter

    Otaku in its purest sense is a "homebody" a person who spends more time at home usually keeping themselves busy with their "hobbies". Otaku is not a fanatic by sense of the word and is truly closer to geek or nerd which I have no problem being called as I work in IT. I may not fit the IT crowd 'nerd' or 'geek' look or smell but I do consider myself a geek, a nerd, an otaku and petrol head. Otaku is more a state of being in "your own little world of hobbies" and if you luck out and find someone which you end up getting married to and share that world then all the power to you!

    Posted in: Beta males rejoice! 77% of women say geeky 'otaku' A-OK

  • 0

    KnowBetter

    It would be kewl to sit on the sidelines and watch this. Probably a tad loud what with all the metal clanging and shouting going on but would be kewl none the less.

    Posted in: Civil warriors

  • 1

    KnowBetter

    IF it was just the batteries that were the problem, do you think it would have taken them this long to fix just the batteries? I truly hope they actually found the root of the problem but I suspect they (Boeing, FAA and the airlines) really don't have a 100% or even 90% feeling that this will solve the problem. Sadly, we will see more issues again with the electrical system on the 787's.

    FYI, 777s which have been flying now for 18 years still have issues with wiring and electrics on board during flight. Proof of this is common with carriers and their frustrated passengers when in flight entertainment system stops working in ceratin parts of the aircraft requiring a reboot or galley equipment stops working because electrical bus circuits trip. The 777 is old school by comparison to the 787 and something tells me that the carbon fibre fuselage is part of the problem with static discharge and electrical circuit isolation being the other.

    Shielding of electrical circuits or lack there of due to weight savings may just end up being the culprit so how would you explain it to the masses if this was the case? Batteries, because they were the end result that we see from the overall larger problem gets the blame. Problem is fixed, planes start flying again and everyone is happy making money.

    You remember the Swissair MD11 that had that electrical fire over the east coast of the US and went down in flames killing all on board? Kapton wire insulation was long considered a risk to causing fires but because it was lighter than other choices for wire insulators the FAA turned a semi-blind eye to it. It finally took the September 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 to make changes and what followed then were passenger airlines getting rid of their MD11 because of the costs to rectify the problem. Not one airline replaced the wiring, most returned their leased MD11s, KLM inspected but did not replace wiring. Cargo airlines not carrying passengers didn't need to meet this requirement and continue flying over your head in great numbers today. FYI, straight Kapton wire insulation is no longer used in new aircraft.

    Remember what I said about the 777s and electrical problems, the Swissair MD11 fire was directly linked to the in flight entertainment system and its wiring shorting out. Hmmmm, food for thought.

    Posted in: ANA to conduct up to 200 Boeing 787 test flights

  • 1

    KnowBetter

    IF it was just the batteries that were the problem, do you think it would have taken them this long to fix just the batteries? I truly hope they actually found the root of the problem but I suspect they (Boeing, FAA and the airlines) really don't have a 100% or even 90% feeling that this will solve the problem. Sadly, we will see more issues again with the electrical system on the 787's.

    FYI, 777s which have been flying now for 18 years still have issues with wiring and electrics on board during flight. Proof of this is common with carriers and their frustrated passengers when in flight entertainment system stops working in ceratin parts of the aircraft requiring a reboot or galley equipment stops working because electrical bus circuits trip. The 777 is old school by comparison to the 787 and something tells me that the carbon fibre fuselage is part of the problem with static discharge and electrical circuit isolation being the other.

    Shielding of electrical circuits or lack there of due to weight savings may just end up being the culprit so how would you explain it to the masses if this was the case? Batteries, because they were the end result that we see from the overall larger problem gets the blame. Problem is fixed, planes start flying again and everyone is happy making money.

    You remember the Swissair MD11 that had that electrical fire over the east coast of the US and went down in flames killing all on board? Kapton wire insulation was long considered a risk to causing fires but because it was lighter than other choices for wire insulators the FAA turned a semi-blind eye to it. It finally took the September 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 to make changes and what followed then were passenger airlines getting rid of their MD11 because of the costs to rectify the problem. Not one airline replaced the wiring, most returned their leased MD11s, KLM inspected but did not replace wiring. Cargo airlines not carrying passengers didn't need to meet this requirement and continue flying over your head in great numbers today. FYI, straight Kapton wire insulation is no longer used in new aircraft.

    Remember what I said about the 777s and electrical problems, the Swissair MD11 fire was directly linked to the in flight entertainment system and its wiring shorting out. Hmmmm, food for thought.

    Posted in: ANA, JAL start replacing Dreamliner batteries

  • -1

    KnowBetter

    Scary to think you wouldn't feel it. I nick myself shaving or with a Olfa knife cutting a box or the sharp cardboard paper cuts and I KNOW I MESSED UP. I respect my ceramic knives and the katana like sharp kitchen knife that scares anyone helping out in the kitchen when they mess up and then MESS UP THE COUNTER and floor bleeding all over it. That scumbag must be a ninja or this girl may have other issues she needs to address like not being able to feel a knife slicing her 10cm.

    Oh and for the record, I worked in Osaki getting out at that JR station for a month on an IT move project. That area was always kind of depressing with half the place looking like a ghost town. A slasher in that area would surprise me as it was a sad area to be in.

    Posted in: Woman slashed on Yamanote line

  • 0

    KnowBetter

    So sad... (that she had to do it) if she had to. :/

    Posted in: Woman tries to pay with obviously photocopied Y10,000 bill

  • 0

    KnowBetter

    PC they way they do everything now at home will now change for sometime. As homes become even more connected, I see more PCs finding their way into homes to run the home.

    Posted in: Global PC units in the first quarter fell by 14%. Will PCs soon be obsolete?

  • -1

    KnowBetter

    NK is a mental outpatient that is looking to be accepted at the big boys table even though he comes to the table threatening to take a HUGE dump on said table if he doesn't get to play with his toys at the table. What part of this makes any sense? Nutters and nut states should not be allowed to have nukes or weapons of mass destruction. What's wrong with that idea? Or should we just allow any raving loon to buy weapons and threaten people when they don't get their way?

    Posted in: N Korea-U.S. diplomacy: The art of the not very possible

  • 0

    KnowBetter

    What 'TOOL' came up with that stupid idea for an airshow act? OMD said it best in their lyrics for their song titled 'Enola Gay'.

    "Enola gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday Aha words can't describe the feeling and the way you lied

    These games you play, they're gonna end it more than tears someday Aha enola gay, it shouldn't ever have to end this way

    It's 8:15, and that's the time that it's always been We got your message on the radio, conditions normal and you're coming home

    Enola gay, is mother proud of little boy today Aha this kiss you give, it's never ever gonna fade away

    Enola gay, it shouldn't ever have to end this way Aha enola gay, it shouldn't fade in our dreams away

    It's 8:15, and that's the time that it's always been We got your message on the radio, conditions normal and you're coming home

    Enola gay, is mother proud of little boy today Aha this kiss you give, it's never ever gonna fade away"

    Posted in: Hiroshima A-bomb re-enactment dropped from U.S. air show

  • 1

    KnowBetter

    Enjoy the weather when you can and remember one day soon (sooner than you expect) all that time will have flown by and that will be you sitting in a similar setting enjoying a little break out of the sun's rays. We're all getting older, some take their time while others fight it or race to it. Each to their own, live and let live.

    Posted in: Afternoon break

  • 0

    KnowBetter

    Scary stuff as I used to live within 90 metres of the Shinkansen tracks between JR's local lines stations Oji and Kaminakazato between 2007 and 2008. Who knows how many more of these duds are just sitting around. I always wondered if a quake would cause enough shifting in the surrounding soil that maybe one of these duds might actually go off.

    Posted in: Unexploded ordnance disposal to cause Tokyo train suspensions in June

  • 1

    KnowBetter

    They PAC-3s run off mains power however from time to time they 'test' back up power systems and top up fuel tank as required after testing. Running them on generator power all the time would leave them with no actual backup source of power during a real no mains power outage as they are clearly not really 'out in the field'.

    Posted in: On alert

  • -1

    KnowBetter

    If the sushi coming by looks fresh and not sweating like Fat Bastard looking at Mini Me yelling "GET IN ME BELLY", I'll grab it but in the last three years I've noticed in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka that the trend to 'ordering fresh' has caused the sushi making the rounds to look less fresh with each visit. I'd say that because of this trend I now take about 30% off the belt as it makes its rounds while the other 70% gets ordered with the touchscreen at the table and then I pick the special order off the belt if some clueless tourist hasn't snatched it up first.

    Of course I always seem to luck out and get the second table from the point the belt starts which gives you time to prepare for the onslaught of special order plates that sometimes I swear it seems they speed up the belt to mess with you. :/

    Posted in: Customers’ behavior changing sushi culture in Japan

  • 6

    KnowBetter

    Anti-smokers are increasingly pushing forward their demands, seeing a pollution-free environment as part of their right to a healthy lifestyle. But is it going too far?

    In simple terms anyone's right to breathe clean air trumps a smoker's right to smoke. Any day!!!

    Posted in: Have Japan’s anti-smoking laws gone too far?

  • 1

    KnowBetter

    Ayu STILL rocks "the girl next door looks". Cutie looks work well with her and she doesn't have to try and look the part. Hard to believe she's 35.

    Posted in: Top Marc

  • 3

    KnowBetter

    Ya gotta love this nonsense "U.S. flies B-2 stealth bombers over South Korea". Or so they say they did... Really, unless they actually saw them, how would NK know this to be true. NK wouldn't see them on radar if they are true 'stealth' bombers. So now the rest of the world can drive NK crazy and tell them complete BS stories to scare and anger the NK government. I am amused.

    Posted in: U.S. flies B-2 stealth bombers over South Korea

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