Jo4ted@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoThe 24-hour clock might be the only military-grade thing Americans won't buy.message-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1235arrow-down1message-squareThe 24-hour clock might be the only military-grade thing Americans won't buy.Jo4ted@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZahille7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down5·21 hours agoI always saw it as “a ton of money is thrown at R-D on this one specific thing to make it do that ken specific thing really well”
minus-squarecenzorrll@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·21 hours agoAlmost, it’s “a ton of money is charged for this minimally useful thing made by the lowest bidder”
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·20 hours agoNo military equipment except the m16s work quite like its supposed to.
minus-squareSwitorik@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 hours agoThat’s why they use it as a buzzword. I encourage you to do your own research now that it’s been brought up that it may differ from what they sold you on.
I always saw it as “a ton of money is thrown at R-D on this one specific thing to make it do that ken specific thing really well”
Almost, it’s “a ton of money is charged for this minimally useful thing made by the lowest bidder”
No military equipment except the m16s work quite like its supposed to.
That’s why they use it as a buzzword. I encourage you to do your own research now that it’s been brought up that it may differ from what they sold you on.