BrikoX@vlemmy.net to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoSubmarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepad for steeringarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@feddit.ch
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkSubmarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepad for steeringarstechnica.comBrikoX@vlemmy.net to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@feddit.ch
minus-squareTiffyBelle@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoStop mocking the missing Titan submersible for being piloted with a video game controller. Submersibles are more reliable when the devices used in them are kept simple, marine scientist says. This is an interesting article that makes some good points. Why re-invent the wheel and potentially make something unnecessarily complicated and less reliable when simple items with simple electronics often have less that could go wrong?
Stop mocking the missing Titan submersible for being piloted with a video game controller. Submersibles are more reliable when the devices used in them are kept simple, marine scientist says.
This is an interesting article that makes some good points. Why re-invent the wheel and potentially make something unnecessarily complicated and less reliable when simple items with simple electronics often have less that could go wrong?