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Forum: Harbor Chat 05-21-2014, 05:03 AM
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Posted By MC Escher
BandB - Thank you for your input.

BandB -

Thank you for your input.
Forum: Harbor Chat 05-20-2014, 09:12 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,584
Posted By MC Escher
Steve, Thank you. That is along the lines I...

Steve,

Thank you. That is along the lines I was thinking and although a far larger and fancier operation than I envision, it is certainly a start in my research into what is already being done.
Forum: Harbor Chat 05-20-2014, 08:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,584
Posted By MC Escher
Let me clear a couple of things up. 1) I am...

Let me clear a couple of things up.

1) I am looking into this because my search as a CUSTOMER has led me to believe that there may be opportunities as a PROVIDER.

2) I'm am not looking to...
Forum: Harbor Chat 05-20-2014, 09:52 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,584
Posted By MC Escher
Originally I was looking for one for my personal...

Originally I was looking for one for my personal use.

Now I wonder if I haven't found an exploitable market niche.

I'm wondering if anyone has had any sort of direct experience with a place...
Forum: Harbor Chat 05-20-2014, 08:47 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,584
Posted By MC Escher
High Security Private Storage (non-boat)

Most of us are familiar with public storage, which while handy cannot exactly be considered to be highly secure.


What about truly high security storage though? Something that might be considered...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 05-13-2014, 07:20 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 8,282
Posted By MC Escher
Except that what I am getting at is that there is...

Except that what I am getting at is that there is more than one thing happening.

There is Association, Authentication & Access; then there is Encryption. It matters because two different...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 05-13-2014, 12:52 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 8,282
Posted By MC Escher
I don't. Not with convergence already...

I don't.

Not with convergence already happening now. (802.21)

5 years from now it will be a done deal and there wont be a decent reason to bother with WiFi away from home or office.
Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 05-13-2014, 12:49 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 8,282
Posted By MC Escher
The only thing a marina can do is to go full...

The only thing a marina can do is to go full enterprise class with security by using an authentication server and IPS/IDS.

It's not actually a big deal to do from a technical standpoint but it...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 05-13-2014, 12:45 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 8,282
Posted By MC Escher
Only a few miles, really. Then Earth Bulge gets...

Only a few miles, really. Then Earth Bulge gets in the way.


More importantly, SEEING the traffic and READING the traffic are two different things.

AES is not trivially broken and is mainly...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 05-13-2014, 12:36 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 8,282
Posted By MC Escher
The short answer is yes, but in different ways...

The short answer is yes, but in different ways than a cellular connection or a VPN.

It's not perfect, but it's as good as it needs to be for the use it's being put to.
Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 05-13-2014, 12:34 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 8,282
Posted By MC Escher
The short answer is yes. Anyone who tells you...

The short answer is yes. Anyone who tells you differently is lying or doesn't know what they are talking about.
Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 05-13-2014, 12:32 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 8,282
Posted By MC Escher
You mean Authentication, not encryption. Which I...

You mean Authentication, not encryption. Which I don't say to bust your chops, but because we shouldn't be so casual in the language.

Now for my mean culpa...

I said there was no meaningful...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 05-10-2014, 09:37 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 8,282
Posted By MC Escher
Just wanted to say two things: 1) Active...

Just wanted to say two things:

1) Active Captain is putting out some good information. I'm not sure how much good it does with an audience that for the most part doesn't even seem to know the...
Forum: General Discussion 05-06-2014, 09:33 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,870
Posted By MC Escher
As anyone who has taken a long trip on cruise...

As anyone who has taken a long trip on cruise control knows, running your engine at a constant speed instead of continually varying the speed, will result in better mileage; it being requiring less...
Forum: General Discussion 05-04-2014, 08:46 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,870
Posted By MC Escher
The thing is, I wasn't speaking about a variable...

The thing is, I wasn't speaking about a variable speed turbine sized at like... 0-150hp.

I was thinking about a constant speed turbine that puts out say, 40hp at a constant RPM. The idea being to...
Forum: General Discussion 05-04-2014, 12:33 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,870
Posted By MC Escher
I was actually thinking in terms of automotive...

I was actually thinking in terms of automotive applications.

A similar technology is already popular in trains and ships; diesel electric.
Change the IC half of the power plant into a turbine...
Forum: General Discussion 05-03-2014, 02:18 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,870
Posted By MC Escher
While I find this idea fascinating, I am still...

While I find this idea fascinating, I am still waiting for manufacturers to figure out that a kerosene burning turbine (basically a jet engine) is a natural for spinning a generator head.

Also,...
Forum: General Discussion 03-22-2014, 05:08 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,591
Posted By MC Escher
Let me ask you a hypothetical question... ...

Let me ask you a hypothetical question...

Suppose you found yourself in the absurdly contrived position of being in a room with 100 pretty girls and you could kiss any one of them. Kissing 99 of...
Forum: General Discussion 03-22-2014, 02:15 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,591
Posted By MC Escher
That's certainly your prerogative, but if you do...

That's certainly your prerogative, but if you do that and it DOES fail, you do know WHEN it will fail, right? :eek:
Forum: General Discussion 03-21-2014, 12:26 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,591
Posted By MC Escher
I don't know ANYTHING about RADAR masts or how...

I don't know ANYTHING about RADAR masts or how it's connected to the control equipment.

However, I do know something about wiring, especially for data.

Electrical wires can be spliced with...
Forum: General Discussion 03-19-2014, 10:49 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,049
Posted By MC Escher
When yer talkin' to dame. :D

When yer talkin' to dame. :D
Forum: Power Systems 03-15-2014, 03:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 887
Posted By MC Escher
I know something about this from my experience...

I know something about this from my experience with automotive engines.

The issue isn't so much the engine itself, which really doesn't care what fuel it burns as long as the fuel has a burn...
Forum: General Discussion 02-28-2014, 08:46 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 5,567
Posted By MC Escher
Are Pitch, Roll and Yaw proper boating terms, and...

Are Pitch, Roll and Yaw proper boating terms, and do they mean the same thing they do when talking about aircraft?
Forum: General Discussion 02-28-2014, 08:43 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 11,033
Posted By MC Escher
OK, this has turned out to be a disconcerting...

OK, this has turned out to be a disconcerting thread...

I'm on a steep learning curve here, which is fine... that's why I came here; but I had kind of settled on the idea of a 50-something foot ...
Forum: Other Trawler Systems 02-28-2014, 08:30 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 7,722
Posted By MC Escher
Now that THAT is done with, I am curious as to...

Now that THAT is done with, I am curious as to what I did to earn the dressing down you gave me.

If I have inadvertently done something since arriving here that has offended you, I offer my...
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