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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by busyant on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @07:28PM (#36412210)
my guess is that they did test in a shallow location, but ... not nearly enough unit tests.
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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by nraynaud on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @09:11PM (#36413081)
One of the critics said that the pressure vessel is subject to fatigue and is not inspectable, so even testing the final article is not going to help. They are not facing small engineering issues, and didn’t seem well equipped to tacle hard stuff (I would venture, by lack of money).
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