Post #109339
2026-01-03 16:23 UTC
@cstross@wandering.shop @mirrorwitch@awful.systems i feel like the semi conductor race is a bit like the race to make the fastest passenger train in the 30s, makes sense in a consumer economy, once you have a large conflict it does not matter, are the chips in the drones in Ukraine that advanced?
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@cstross__dup_483@wandering.shop 2026-01-03 16:24
@thias@mastodon.social @mirrorwitch@awful.systems Turns out you don't need much more than early 90s chips to build effective combat drones. What you need is trained troops, tactical doctrine, and a supply chain to support them in the field.