Tinmania
Tinmania t1_j6jg4e9 wrote
Reply to comment by aspheric_cow in eli5: Why do most airlines still use 2-pin audio jacks for the in-flight entertainment systems on their planes? by JJGLC92
The 3.5 mm earphone jack is far older than 1979. It was popularized by transistor radios in the 1950s. But it was mono not stereo. When they designed stereo airplane audio there wasn’t a 3.5 mm stereo standard yet. So they simply used two mono 3.5 mm earphone jacks for stereo headsets. Not much different than what they did with the air driven airplane headsets.
Tinmania t1_j0uqkb1 wrote
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Tinmania t1_ixqu85j wrote
Reply to comment by mattblau in Bye-bye airplane mode: EU allows smartphones during flights by Zhukov-74
Let’s just say I didn’t expect this level of ignorance in a technology sub. Not intentional.
Tinmania t1_ixqswrr wrote
Reply to comment by dudeedud4 in Bye-bye airplane mode: EU allows smartphones during flights by Zhukov-74
Are you usually this challenged by reading comprehension?
Tinmania t1_ixqsi92 wrote
Reply to comment by garbans in Bye-bye airplane mode: EU allows smartphones during flights by Zhukov-74
So nice of you to tell me my job.
Tinmania t1_ixqs8ag wrote
Reply to comment by garbans in Bye-bye airplane mode: EU allows smartphones during flights by Zhukov-74
Yes, similar. Of course a bit more challenging when you are traveling at 550 MPH vs 25 MPH.
Tinmania t1_ixqrueh wrote
Reply to comment by mitsuhachi in Bye-bye airplane mode: EU allows smartphones during flights by Zhukov-74
To be clear, a pico cell is simply a cell site with limited range. It doesn’t need to connect to a satellite. Most connect via fiber, like most cell sites.
Tinmania t1_ixqqvwg wrote
Reply to comment by JaggedMetalOs in Bye-bye airplane mode: EU allows smartphones during flights by Zhukov-74
You do realize they do not connect to terrestrial cell towers, right? Ergo, they are not repeaters. They connect to satellites (as some remote cell towers do). It doesn’t need to be called anything other than what it is: pico cell.
Tinmania t1_ixqo6gn wrote
Reply to comment by JaggedMetalOs in Bye-bye airplane mode: EU allows smartphones during flights by Zhukov-74
It’s not a “repeater” by any stretch of the imagination.
Tinmania t1_iu2sd24 wrote
Reply to [Homemade] lasagna soup by lowtone94
OMG, I never knew this even existed and yet I knew I instantly wanted to inhale it. Yeah, I’ve had too many dry lasagnas in my life.
Tinmania t1_j8id5d8 wrote
Reply to comment by CivilFisher in Worldwide Shipments of Tablets and Chromebooks Declined Sharply in 2022, According to IDC Tracker by Majestic-Praline-696
What the hell are you smoking?