CARDILLO: That's a dicey topic, and I'll tell you why. There are sensitivities in our communities about joystick control, and ownership of assets.

I remember reading somewhere that the basic Sony PS2 controller is the controller of choice in many circles. Makes sense to me. Its my favorite game controller. I like the general symmetry of its design, as compared to the Nintendo and XBox controllers. Of course, I'm not that big of a gamer. I still think the good-ole' 8-bit NES was the best game console ever. However, I can't picture an NES controller being good for flying a real plane.

I wonder if that really is the issue.. I find the idea of people in the Air Force and CIA arguing over what controller is superior to be seriously funny, even though I can understand the reasoning.

"D4h s0ny P$2 c0ntro113r 0wnz! I will not r0x0r 1r4q w1t ne'th4ng 3ls3!"
"l4m3r! j00 sh0uld us3 cu5t0m g0vm3nt g3er! w3 g0tz d4 w4r3z fr0m d4' d3n3r4l dyn4m1cs! 0-d4y, n0n-PD, el1t3 c0ntr0l3rz!"
"s1t 0n y3r 31337 c0ntr0l3rz 4nd sp1n. n00b."

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