Well, there are a lot of these ships going around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that flagships aren’t safe.
Time to bring back the 'Feel the Power of Canberra' licence plate slogan!
It's a real reminder to consider edge cases when designing systems though - if you're using frequencies reserved for radar there should really have been a fallback option for when someone actually shows up and uses their radar...
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Honse@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 1y
But do you condem HMAS?
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Shit this joke is good.
teft@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
In this case it’s His Majesty’s Asshole Ship Canberra.
No1@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Well, if you can't test your electronic warfare systems against your closest ally, who can you test them on?
SenatorCollins@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.
zero_gravitas@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Well, how is it untypical?
SenatorCollins@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Well, there are a lot of these ships going around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that flagships aren’t safe.
No1@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
What about the harm to the environment?
SenatorCollins@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Well, the ship's navigation radar has been tuned outside the spectrum.
Tau@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Time to bring back the 'Feel the Power of Canberra' licence plate slogan!
It's a real reminder to consider edge cases when designing systems though - if you're using frequencies reserved for radar there should really have been a fallback option for when someone actually shows up and uses their radar...
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y
World Communications without New Zealand
mtpender@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Was someone on-board losing a COD match?