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I hope they learned from the Titan submersible to always go at least one step up from the cheapest game controller.

• gopher_space 3y ago
  Their whole problem was custom hardware. I don't know why people were so hot on them reinventing tested commodity electronics.
  • rcxdude 3y ago
    The complaint wasn't that they used an off-the-shelf controller, it's the fact that it was a no-name aliexpress special (and wireless to boot). They didn't even bother to use a well-respected brand like the wired xbox 360 controller, which has been used in all kinds of similar applications (they also didn't have a spare). It was obvious even to a relative layman that this was emblamatic of a cowboy attitude, compared to the carbon fibre hull which is much harder to evaluate.
    • gopher_space 3y ago
      Seriously? Why would you do that?
    • Tempest1981 3y ago
      > it was a no-name aliexpress special Not according to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_submersible_implosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_submersible_implosion > A modified Logitech F710 wireless game controller was used to steer Even then, it wasn't responsible for the implosion, right?