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Perhaps what has survived into the 21st century are simple designs and less so complex ones.
by chapium 7y ago
Perhaps what has survived into the 21st century are simple designs and less so complex ones.
- Koshkin 7y agoI wish: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/news/a19087/russias-t-14-tank-with-touchscreen/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/news/a1908...
- blt 7y agoSurvivorship bias at work. Unix was a reaction against failed complex designs. So was the F-16, maybe a better example in military aviation because the SR-71 had such a unique purpose. Popular and complex things from that era have been forgotten: PL/1, the VAX instruction set, overuse of manifold vacuum to power car accessories. One can hope that simplicity comes in waves. Complexity is popular right now.
- Gravityloss 7y agoSR-71 was indeed extremely complex and expensive to operate. They got rid of it as soon as they could. There are good free books available of the subject. Just looking at the amount of heat management and the required systems and heat exhchangers...