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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Aug-2024 22:56:39 JST Ars Technica

   Infamous $30 Logitech F710 called out in $50M lawsuit over Titan sub implosion

   Family of dead Titanic expert blasts "hip" electronics.

   https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/08/infamous-30-logitech-f710-called-out-in-50m-lawsuit-over-titan-sub-implosion/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Inkican (inkican@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Aug-2024 23:32:57 JST Inkican

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     @arstechnica They should sue the news organizations who breathed life into this idiot's lethal delusions.

   • MaybeMyMonkeys (maybemymonkeys@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Aug-2024 23:40:52 JST MaybeMyMonkeys

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     @arstechnica the controller was probably the most reliable thing on the sub. Millions sold would allow you to calculate the MTBF and they are cheap enough to carry spares.

   • neonharbinger (neonharbinger@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Aug-2024 01:55:05 JST neonharbinger

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     @arstechnica I'm not sure Logitech was required to consider this particular use case during testing--the use case being dumb as shit rich assholes travelling in an oversized pill, deep into the ocean.

   • Chancerubbage (chancerubbage@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Aug-2024 02:07:03 JST Chancerubbage

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     @arstechnica or you know, maybe just realize a submarine is more than a video game.