• khepri@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I mean, unless that controller is what caused this incident I don’t see how that’s anything other than a cheap shot at the company behind this debacle. Not that they and their submarine aren’t sketchy for plenty of other reasons, but “they used common off-the-shelf tech for part of their thing!” shouldn’t alarm anyone. It’s such common practice across the scientific, military, and tech communities to use commercial off-the-shelf solutions when it makes sense to do so, because why would you reinvent something like the computer mouse if you don’t have to?

  • galaxyawesome@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    After seeing pics of the submarine, it seems like the Logitech controller is actually the least sketchy part.

  • WhoRoger@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yea nothing new. The technology in these things is decades old, fully perfected and unless you’re using some Nintendo parts, bullet-proof. There isn’t much anyone can do to improve on proven game controller technology without exorbitant costs. Heck, in a sub you probably won’t throw the pad against the wall, so it should last centuries.

    • MercuryUprising@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I didn’t expect to watch that whole thing, but I did. What an absolute gong show. How these people got conned into getting into that death trap is beyond me.