fossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoTech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes Wi-Fi guidance, ballistics calculations, optional camera for trackingwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square97linkfedilinkarrow-up1499arrow-down16
arrow-up1493arrow-down1external-linkTech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes Wi-Fi guidance, ballistics calculations, optional camera for trackingwww.tomshardware.comfossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square97linkfedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·29 days ago You can deploy a lot of $96 semi-effective hardware Khojayev’s just-launched prototype has no effectiveness track record :-/ I mean, time will tell. To date, this particular iteration of technology has a 0% success rate in doing anything but farming clicks.
minus-squareBad_Ideas_In_Bulk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days agoIt also has a 0% failure rate in live strikes on targets.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days agoNot according to Wayne Gretzky
:-/
I mean, time will tell. To date, this particular iteration of technology has a 0% success rate in doing anything but farming clicks.
It also has a 0% failure rate in live strikes on targets.
Not according to Wayne Gretzky