HMAS Canberra accidentally blocks wireless internet and radio services in New Zealand (www.abc.net.au)

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[-] Honse@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 year ago

But do you condem HMAS?

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Shit this joke is good.

[-] teft@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

In this case it’s His Majesty’s Asshole Ship Canberra.

[-] No1@aussie.zone 12 points 1 year ago

Well, if you can't test your electronic warfare systems against your closest ally, who can you test them on?

[-] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.

[-] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Well, how is it untypical?

[-] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

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 points 1 year ago

What about the harm to the environment?

[-] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well, the ship's navigation radar has been tuned outside the spectrum.

[-] Tau@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

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...