the Logitech F710 is a solid controller to get if you’re on a tight budget, but perhaps not exactly the type of equipment you want to stake your life on. […] Reviewers on sites like Amazon frequently mention issues with the wireless device’s connection.

The reporter, who followed an expedition of the Titan from the launch ship, wrote that “it seems like this submersible has elements of MacGyver jerry-riggedness.”

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        That’s a hard agree. I work in a highly regulated industry and literally every new dude who joins the company says some version of “I don’t see why we can’t just…” and proceeds to describe some moderately to highly illegal shit. Every single one.

        It’s wild. I think they honestly believe they’re the first person to think up these completely obvious and simple “solutions” to problems that require some degree of control and complexity.

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        At my old job the director of my department had a poster up that said “move fast and break things”, but he also demanded 99.9999% uptime.

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        Especially when the previous smaller version of the same design, with the same materials, had problems with it coming apart a few years back.

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      innovation often falls outside of the existing industry paradigm.

      Lol, the fuck is this even supposed to mean? Just say regulations. You know, honesty, with a touch of bullshit at the end.

      Something like:

      "Regulations are too difficult to deal with when you’ve got a substandard machine which wouldn’t pass any of the requisite safety tests.

      If someone happens to die, we’ve determined this to be acceptable collateral.

      This is also known as innovation."

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      The good news is, the hubris is already in a can. The bad news is, the can is several thousand feet under the North Atlantic.