Author Archives: billb
OpenDNS
I watched a Network Chuck video about OpenDNS. And I want to use it, to block certain websites, but apparently I can’t change the DNS settings on my Uverse Arris Router. I google it and various instructions tell you to go to menu items that don’t exist. And there are also articles that say you …
Graphics card price shocker
Just got a big shock… all of a sudden the cards I was looking at were many hundreds of dollars more. Turns out I was on the English Amazon not the USA Amazon site.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
This airport (KDCA) has been in the news a lot lately, because a blackhawk helicopter flew into a American Airlines passenger jet, killing 60+ people. Here are X-Plane 11 pictures from the approx angle shown on the news of the jet flying in over the Potomac River. The night pic is more in line with …
Continue reading “Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport”
Cessna Citation
I would like to get a Cessna Citation jet for X-Plane. I flew in one when my company was relocating from South Florida to Cheyenne Wyoming. I went to setup our Adabas database. This was many years ago. I wasn’t especially interested in aviation then and have no idea what model it was. This was …
Debian is Ditching X (Twitter) Citing These Reasons
The Debian Publicity Team is stepping away from X/Twitter, citing concerns over values and diversity. Oh brother!
OpenAI complaint against DeepSeek
It’s worth noting that OpenAI claims DeepSeek used their data to train their software. They are upset because they charge big bucks to use their AI and DeepSeek is free. At the same time according to a video I watched, OpenAI, screen scrapped websites to build their database without permission. So basically they are complaining …
Aviation websites
https://skyvector.comhttps://www.airnav.comhttps://vatsim.net/https://www.airnav.com/airports/https://www.simbrief.com/home/
Dave does a video about Deepseek
I find it interesting how Dave often does a video on something I have an interest in. I commented about this yesterday at 9:11PM. He understands these things on a deeper level than me. I’m interested in what he has to say. As I click on his video I see many more Deepseek videos. As …
DeepSeek AI
Deepseek (an open source Chinese creation) was a hot topic today. Something about Nvidia loosing 1 trillion because this company claimed they only use 2500 Nvidia chips. First I’ve heard of them, but I live in a bubble.