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David Pogue went down with the same vessel last year for CBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29co_Hksk6o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29co_Hksk6o "I could

by lode 3y ago

David Pogue went down with the same vessel last year for CBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29co_Hksk6o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29co_Hksk6o "I couldn't help noticing how many pieces of the sub seemed... improvised."

jbverschoor 3y ago
Move fast and break things Fix it in post Save/load game
svnt 3y ago
@2:40 reading contract: “[…] an experimental submersible vessel that has not been approved or certified by any regulatory body and could result in physical injury, disability, emotional trauma, or death. Where do I sign?”
- svnt 3y ago
  Oh it keeps going at 3:30: [CEO gestures at interior lighting] “I got these from… Camper World.” “We run the whole thing from this game controller.” [shows some knockoff controller]
  - svnt 3y ago
    I found the (wireless, $30) game controller: https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Nano-Receiver-Controller-Vibration/dp/B0041RR0TW https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Nano-Receiver-Contr... and this from a review: “Pretty good controller, fits in hand comfortably and is compatible with anything I throw at it in a Debian linux environment. The conductive pads are extremely low quality though as I've had to replace them 3 times in the 2 years Ive been using it. For a Logitech product I expect better build quality and reasonably easier to find replacement parts but not true for this product. Last night I had the left directional button go out on me and without parts on hand I ended up breaking down an old wired controller I had laying around. The IZDTech controller i used for parts is over 5 years old and the conductive pads are still in good shape. With a little modification I was able to get them to sit 'okay' on the buttons. Until i can find the appropriate conductive pads this will have to do.”
    - londons_explore 3y ago
      So it's possible this sub is stuck turning in right only circles deep underwater because the left button has broken...
      - swader999 3y ago
        They would just drive upside down for a bit.
        svnt 3y ago
        I mean that’s good lateral thinking but the issue is not that one particular button will go out but that any button or buttons could, and at any time, and it would probably be the most-used buttons since it was wear-based failure. They also briefly showed a single button on the wall that it was implied functioned like an elevator button. There were a lot of ways it looked like things could trivially go wrong, once you got a feel for how it was built.
      - deleted 3y ago
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    - fullstop 3y ago
      Good lord, at least use an Xbox controller. They are supported pretty much everywhere and are very durable. The US Navy uses them because they are durable and because new recruits are already intimately familiar with them.
      - inconceivable 3y ago
        also microsoft has been supplying the navy for a long time.
        fullstop 3y ago
        Yes, and they once neglected to prevent division by zero: https://www.wired.com/1998/07/sunk-by-windows-nt/ https://www.wired.com/1998/07/sunk-by-windows-nt/
  - WalterBright 3y ago
    What's the matter with that?
    - svnt 3y ago
      It is a submarine that carries people to depth. I don’t think it should have consumer-grade lighting designed for an RV that has windows and an exit that is always possible to use. It should not have a low-cost consumer-grade controller. The CEO should not be bragging about the fact that it does, on camera. It demonstrates an incredible lack of experience and/or mental disconnect. All of this would be fine if it were a boat in an amusement park 1 meter pond or something, but it is in the open ocean at depth. It was a matter of time before people died.
      - jacquesm 3y ago
        Apparently he's on the sub. That is probably the one place where he could be that he won't end up being sued out of existence for gross negligence.
  - aaron695 3y ago
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edelans 3y ago
link to time of this quote: https://youtu.be/29co_Hksk6o?t=203 https://youtu.be/29co_Hksk6o?t=203
tazjin 3y ago
This video strikes me like a TV clip from a more civilised era or something. It's calm, there's no annoying music, the initial presenter didn't say anything too clickbaity. It's oddly calming.
- beowulfey 3y ago
  CBS also does 60 minutes, which I've also long respected for a similar kind of calm, collected vibe for journalism.
phoenixreader 3y ago
The video is not available for me on Youtube. Alternative working link: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-visiting-the-most-famous-shipwreck-in-the-world/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-visiting-the-most-famou...
housemusicfan 3y ago
At 3 minutes in: > "We only have one button, it should be like an elevator." Oof. The thought of being at that depth being at the sole mercy of automated software. Godspeed to those aboard.

by lode 3y ago

jbverschoor 3y ago

Move fast and break things Fix it in post Save/load game

svnt 3y ago

@2:40 reading contract: “[…] an experimental submersible vessel that has not been approved or certified by any regulatory body and could result in physical injury, disability, emotional trauma, or death. Where do I sign?”

svnt 3y ago
Oh it keeps going at 3:30: [CEO gestures at interior lighting] “I got these from… Camper World.” “We run the whole thing from this game controller.” [shows some knockoff controller]
- svnt 3y ago
  I found the (wireless, $30) game controller: https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Nano-Receiver-Controller-Vibration/dp/B0041RR0TW https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Nano-Receiver-Contr... and this from a review: “Pretty good controller, fits in hand comfortably and is compatible with anything I throw at it in a Debian linux environment. The conductive pads are extremely low quality though as I've had to replace them 3 times in the 2 years Ive been using it. For a Logitech product I expect better build quality and reasonably easier to find replacement parts but not true for this product. Last night I had the left directional button go out on me and without parts on hand I ended up breaking down an old wired controller I had laying around. The IZDTech controller i used for parts is over 5 years old and the conductive pads are still in good shape. With a little modification I was able to get them to sit 'okay' on the buttons. Until i can find the appropriate conductive pads this will have to do.”
  - londons_explore 3y ago
    So it's possible this sub is stuck turning in right only circles deep underwater because the left button has broken...
    - swader999 3y ago
      They would just drive upside down for a bit.
      - svnt 3y ago
        I mean that’s good lateral thinking but the issue is not that one particular button will go out but that any button or buttons could, and at any time, and it would probably be the most-used buttons since it was wear-based failure. They also briefly showed a single button on the wall that it was implied functioned like an elevator button. There were a lot of ways it looked like things could trivially go wrong, once you got a feel for how it was built.
    - deleted 3y ago
      [deleted]
  - fullstop 3y ago
    Good lord, at least use an Xbox controller. They are supported pretty much everywhere and are very durable. The US Navy uses them because they are durable and because new recruits are already intimately familiar with them.
    - inconceivable 3y ago
      also microsoft has been supplying the navy for a long time.
      - fullstop 3y ago
        Yes, and they once neglected to prevent division by zero: https://www.wired.com/1998/07/sunk-by-windows-nt/ https://www.wired.com/1998/07/sunk-by-windows-nt/
- WalterBright 3y ago
  What's the matter with that?
  - svnt 3y ago
    It is a submarine that carries people to depth. I don’t think it should have consumer-grade lighting designed for an RV that has windows and an exit that is always possible to use. It should not have a low-cost consumer-grade controller. The CEO should not be bragging about the fact that it does, on camera. It demonstrates an incredible lack of experience and/or mental disconnect. All of this would be fine if it were a boat in an amusement park 1 meter pond or something, but it is in the open ocean at depth. It was a matter of time before people died.
    - jacquesm 3y ago
      Apparently he's on the sub. That is probably the one place where he could be that he won't end up being sued out of existence for gross negligence.
- aaron695 3y ago
  [dead]

edelans 3y ago

link to time of this quote: https://youtu.be/29co_Hksk6o?t=203 https://youtu.be/29co_Hksk6o?t=203

tazjin 3y ago

This video strikes me like a TV clip from a more civilised era or something. It's calm, there's no annoying music, the initial presenter didn't say anything too clickbaity. It's oddly calming.

beowulfey 3y ago
CBS also does 60 minutes, which I've also long respected for a similar kind of calm, collected vibe for journalism.

phoenixreader 3y ago

The video is not available for me on Youtube. Alternative working link: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-visiting-the-most-famous-shipwreck-in-the-world/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-visiting-the-most-famou...

housemusicfan 3y ago

At 3 minutes in: > "We only have one button, it should be like an elevator." Oof. The thought of being at that depth being at the sole mercy of automated software. Godspeed to those aboard.