Insider's Look at High-Tech High-Speed Navy Vessel

Xidus writes "Computerworld is running an article on the technology behind the US Navy's newest HSV (High Speed Vessel), focusing on interfaces designed to reduce the number of personnel needed on the bridge. Lots of pretty pictures. No word on OSes, although Mozilla is mentioned, and UNIX-ish desktops are visible, along with some nifty virtual-reality tactical displays. Would you like to play a game?"

Comments

Re:New tech... same old problems - probably.

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"Accidents happen to the best of us"

But they happen far more to the worst of us. How exactly can you justify US aircraft blowing up British armored vehicles that are clearly marked as such in non-combat situations? Since they weren't being shot at they had plenty of time to check the markings and verify that they weren't allied troops, but they still went ahead and killed British soldiers.

"Now why were you surprised that most of the news of accidents and goof-ups seem to involve Americans"

Again, when have the British troops ever killed Americans 'by mistake'? It's not just numbers, it's training and policy... British troops are expected to be professionals, not Rambos who pull the trigger like they're playing an arcade game.

"whining about "trigger-happy Americans" is insulting"

But also accurate. Next, I guess, you'll be justiying the actions of US soldiers who machinegun innocent Iraqui families in taxis?

Re:This is not cool.

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my point is, maybe a little more peace-making investment, and a little (no, actually, a lot) less war-making investment, and America might not have so many frustrated people from other cultures they do not understand, trying to defeat the machine which is modern American society.

40 Trillion dollars on missiles sitting in bunkers is 40 Trillion dollars which, if spent on water projects in key area's, would put Americans in a -far- better moral position than they are currently.

as it stands, America is one of the most immoral societies in the world eye ... because Americans care more about their own self-preservation and defense than they do about the real, honest, thirsty, starving plight of their fellow man.

its all too easy to say 'these are radicals, they are insane' when your definition of 'sanity' is "anything which is not part of our culture and society".

America just doesn't seem to understand that the homogonization of the world by Western Elite and Their Weapons is not something that is going to result in peace ...