https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy7kbq/palmer-luckey-made-a-vr-headset-that-kills-the-user-if-they-die-in-the-game

“The good news is that we are halfway to making a true NerveGear. The bad news is that so far, I have only figured out the half that kills you,”

  • HornyOnMain
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    2 years ago

    Luckey said that he used three explosive charges he usually uses for a “different project.” Luckey didn’t specify which project, but he is also the founder of Anduril, a weapons and defense contractor which has won massive contracts with the government, and that is already developing loitering munitions, anti-drone tech for U.S. special forces, and underwater drones.

    • Orannis62 [ze/hir]
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      2 years ago

      Oh great. He has a drone company called Anduril, Thiel (I think?) has a surveillance company called Palantir, any other too-on-the-nose LOTR metaphors these ghouls want to use?

    • MoneyIsTheDeepState [comrade/them,he/him]
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      2 years ago

      loitering munitions

      Neat, this is my first time hearing what we call our suicide drones to differentiate them from the dastardly Iranian and Russian ones

    • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      100% he's making facial recognition based homing suicide drones a la that slaughterbots video someone made a few years ago

        • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          That's what I've been wondering, if facial dazzle camo would disrupt the recognition software. I guess it's moot if they declare people trying to evade it as a "legitimate target" or whatever