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It totally depends on how authentication would be handled for the headset device. If it's handled like it is for radios, where fills are added on a regular cycl
by remarkEon 6y ago
It totally depends on how authentication would be handled for the headset device. If it's handled like it is for radios, where fills are added on a regular cycle and anyone can pick up and use the device, it's probably fine. If it's made unique-soldier-dependent, I don't think it's a good idea.
- chrisseaton 6y ago> If it's made unique-soldier-dependent, I don't think it's a good idea. Lol well why would we do that? Just inventing random problems at this point.
- remarkEon 6y agoIt isn't a "random problem". It's a legitimate question about the design principles that are being used here. Is the headset "dumb" and just shows the same HUD view for everyone, or is it custom to the soldier's position in the formation? We don't know, but it's a question to think about that has actual implications for how something like this could be used or even implemented.
- ectopod 6y agoGod forbid anyone would imagine how this would this work. I wonder which scenario is more plausible, the one you responded to, or the one linked below? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26652386 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26652386
- chrisseaton 6y agoWell let's get it into troops' hands and give it a go and find out!
- ectopod 6y agoI take your point, but I think you're unreasonably optimistic. It's worth a try, but $22 billion? On the other hand, maybe you're right. We're both British. What do we care if the US government spunks all this money up the wall? The only downside is if they sell it to the MOD before it's working.