Comments by "Solo Renegade" (@SoloRenegade) on "Today I Found Out" channel.

  1.  @calvinnickel9995  most of the work was done by hand, and computers back then didn't work like computers today. they were basically nothing more than fancy pocket calculators. And SR-71 engineers said they did most of it by hand.
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  2. FIDO torpedo, TDR-1 TV-guided kamikaze drone
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  3.  @calvinnickel9995  nothing you said proves computers were used to design the SR-71. when asked about the sliderule comment, an SR-71 engineer refuted it, saying they were mostly using rules of thumb, hand calcs, and guess and check. itterative design. access to a computer in the 1950s and 1960s was extremely limited and extremely expensive, and required people who knew how to use them (not engineers).
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  4.  @thelink66c  wrong. computers were well known of for hundreds of years. The term computer includes far more than just modern electronic computers running on transistors and vacuum tubes. What computers were used to design Langley, Ranger, Argus, and Hermes? And which parts did they design?
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  5. I disarmed bombs overseas. But I found the cat and mouse game of finding them even more thrilling. Most bombs were easy to disarm, once you understand them. But finding them was most peoples' weakness. I came up with a very scientific way to find them, much to the frustration of the enemy. We got so good at finding them they even started waiting for us to pass to plant them for someone else to stumble into, rather than give us a chance to find them. Most common color of wire we encountered was white, and yes, we cut them.
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  6.  @calvinnickel9995  yes, the cost of living, cars and houses were proportionally FAR cheaper back then relative to wages. Colleges were merit based and high quality. Everything was built to last and to be fixed. things were simpler and more reliable. Families and communities were strong. Life was objectively better back then on many measurable metrics.
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  7. P-51 Voodoo is 531mph
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  8. the sale of silencers/suppressors was NEVER banned in the US.
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  9. modern fighters still comply with area rule, they just aren't as obvious about how they do it.
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  10. airplanes already have rear facing seats.
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  11.  @waffles3629  many charter jets and light twins have rear facing seats, single engine turbo props, personal jets, etc. Many bombers and such had rear facing seats for engineers, navigators, gunners, etc.
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  12. @Lurch right, because everyone can afford a pediatrician, let alone personalized shopping assistance.........
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  13. propellers can go supersonic, the Tu-95 props spin supersonic, hence it's terrible noise.
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  14.  @Dxyzxyz  all small in computing power. variations in physical size.
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  15.  @Dxyzxyz  I work in the supercomputer industry. Give me an example of how we "waste most computing power"? what is the reason for the sudden scale up of computing power to begin with? (hint, there are at least 2 correct answers)
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  16.  @Dxyzxyz  Wrong, integrated circuits is not causing eth scale up, we've had them for many decades. the scale up is that more places are using them for more tasks to maintain their competitive edge. People who never could afford supercomputing in the past are now buying the capability and learning hot it benefits them. these large systems have become accessible and viable to more industries. Another reason is the recent explosion in AI, and everyone worried about getting left behind if they dont develop their own. Everybody wants in on the bubble. graphics, video, AI, applications, etc. are not waste. Games fall under simulation. Simulations have been a PRIME consumer of supercomputing since the early days, and will remain so, as that has military and other critical applications that are neither wasteful nor going away. Social media is run on servers, not supercomputing, but I agree there is a lot of wasted energy there. But not computing power, as it's mostly storage.
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  17.  @Dxyzxyz  I don't care. you're incompetent. you couldn't even answer the questions. Appeal to Authority is a logical fallacy. And CEO, CTO, CFO, etc. just proves you're out of touch with reality. the business leaders of the past 30yrs have driven financially stable companies into the ground systematically one after another for short-term gains rather than playing the long game. You screw over employees and stop successful Engineer-centric companies from continuing to be successful, and instead turn them into a top-down shareholder-centric business. HP inc, Boeing, Maytag, and many others were ruined this way. The fact that after all those years you still don't know that Appeal to Authority is invalid, shows how low intelligence you are. it only took me one gen-ed class in college more than 2 decades ago to learn that and never forget it. And I guarantee I've already personally accomplished more in the super computer industry than you ever will. I hold world records, world firsts, tens of patents for computers, etc. Not to mention 2 prior careers with notable accomplishments in each as well. but none of that makes my argument right, it only proves what I am capable of, and proves I know how to apply science systematically to get results consistently. My arguments must stand on their own merits. They must be logically consisten, factual, and supported by evidence, with conclusions that are repeatable by others given the same level of information about the issue.
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  18.  @Dxyzxyz  integrated circuits Are transistors...... Proves how little you know.
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  19.  @Dxyzxyz  yes, but they are also transistors. nothing yet has replaced or displaced transistors as you claimed.
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  20.  @Dxyzxyz  a point you apparently can't state clearly, nor are willing to repeat.... Typical CTO, can't communicate clearly, just says a bunch of crap to sound intelligent in meetings and emails, but have no actual clue wtf you're talking about. All talk, no action. Promoted to your level of incompetence. Haven't actually done any real work for decades and relies upon others to actual make stuff happen and figure it all out and make it work.
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  21.  @Dxyzxyz  "Sad delusions about CTOs." all current evidence in the economy to the contrary. Business leaders from more than 30yrs ago actually knew what they were doing. not today. Founder? not the CEO? You know how many people claim to be a CEO, CFO, CTO of some startup with no employees, or a small business with tens of employees? It's become a participation trophy title. I'm also the CFO of a startup. But I don't claim it publicly. In fact, this is the first time I've ever used that title. Because literally anyone can be a founder and CEO/CFO/CTO of a business at any time. No qualifications nor experience required. And yet, you can't argue the actual topic. instead you act like your title makes you right by default. but you can't even argue teh facts and logic and don't even know the difference between an IC and Transistor. Children could answer that question better than you did.
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  22.  @calvinnickel9995  "The AVERAGE age of a car in the USA is 12 years old." only due to "Cash for Clunkers" My car: 20yrs old, still looks like new My Truck: 32yrs old, still looks like new I've had to do nothing but Wipers, Tires, Oil Changes, brakes, struts, etc. The only thing I've done than an EV wouldn't need is the oil change, which takes me 15min and $15. My older car and truck are FAR cheaper and FAR easier to work on than modern cars. and this was even more true for vehicles older than mine. life was simpler, things may not have lasted as long, but they do now and we could have equally simple vehicles with exceptional reliability today had we followed the lead of the past rather than digitize everything for no reason. your cherry picking and making things out to be worse than they really were. Talk to a mechanic and ask if they prefer old cars or new. and ask individuals who like cars that same question. They will all tell you they prefer old cars and wish we made them like we used to. So cars do not support your claims. cars were also FAR cheaper relative to average incomes back then too. it is possible to produce a work truck for $15k brand new today, but they wont do it. And because anti-capitalist gov regulations prohibit it.
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  23.  @Dxyzxyz  I'm actually indispensable to my current employer. There is nobody at the company that can do what I do and they well know it. My boss has said he wishes he could clone me. My coworkers have multiple times said they would come to work for me if I started my own business and they like my ideas (products, business model, priorities, etc.) Give a specific example of how someone like me destroys companies? Every job I've ever had I was the TOP employee or team member. I've had clients refuse to do do business with anyone at the company but me. Nothing I have said was arrogant. I have a proven track record. I know what I'm capable of and have demonstrated it for real many times over. Definition of Arrogance: "having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities." Everything I claim, I have already done in my life, and can articulate exactly how I achieved it, and how anyone could achieve it if they tried hard enough.
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  24. 1943 was less than 20yrs after Billy Mitchell's Courts Martia
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  25. Japanese also disguised some of their ships in this fashion to avoid allied aircraft. Typically transports.
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  26. known of it for most of my life. fascinating plane
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  27. yup, sounds like US GIs. time honored tradition.
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