[Looking for Diogenes]

This is very nice, conceptually. The author discusses the various efficiencies in energy, space, and maintenance required. What he doesn't mention is reliability and survivability. These aren't cruise ships.

There was a case a few years ago when a destroyer, as I recall, was brought to a full dead in the water halt for one hour because a zero had been entered in the wrong place in the engine control computer screen by a stressed ensign. It crashed the system. If that had been a combat situation it would have been tragic.

I hope they'll build a few at a time so they can get more of the bugs out. It probably is the way to go in the long run.

[glorgau]

There was a case a few years ago when a destroyer, as I recall, was brought to a full dead in the water halt for one hour because a zero had been entered in the wrong place in the engine control computer screen by a stressed ensign. It crashed the system. If that had been a combat situation it would have been tragic.

It was running Windows NT I believe ;-p