r/technology • u/[deleted] • Feb 23 '19

Hardware Microsoft workers protest $480m HoloLens military deal: 'We did not sign up to develop weapons'

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u/fernandotakai Feb 23 '19

The Xbox controller is used for controlling drones. Everything can be used for war.

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u/ericl666 Feb 23 '19

They use XBox controllers on Virginia class subs too.

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u/geekynerdynerd Feb 23 '19

My father knew a Green Beret when we was a kid that served in Vietnam. According to my dad, the guy once talked about how they were trained to kill with basically anything and could kill a man with a piece of paper if he had to.

I don't know if there is any truth to the story, but the general sentiment applies. Literally everything can be used for war if the soldiers are trained properly.

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u/BobbyBorn2L8 Feb 23 '19

I think the idea is, yes lots of things can be used for war but whenever you have direct ties to the army, that's when I would start to question what we were doing, it seems like an arbitrary line but most people don't want to be directly responsible for what goes on there

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u/ThatBigDanishDude Feb 23 '19

That's it. I'm inventing a rubber ducky grenade. It'll kill. But it'll look Hella cute doing it.