How are highliners operated? (programming.dev)

submitted 4 months ago by danhab99@programming.dev to c/dune@lemmy.world

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I've watched all the YouTube videos and tiktoks about the spice and the guild navigators.. basically they're what exists instead of decision making computers.

But what do they actually do to operate the ship? Like they looked and saw some shit and now they have to do something about it.

Does the navigator have buttons and levers to configure the drive? Do they just speak words to some sort of helmsman about how to steer? Do they write out instructions? Is there some sort of telepathy or telekinesis the navigator does with the hardware?

Whenever I Google it I just find articles and videos about spice. What about SOP?

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[-] Zoko_Argen@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

My understanding of it when I read the books was the spice gives them similar prescience abilities to Paul. Effectively allowing them to see what's ahead and navigate before it's an issue. Especially because they're flying faster than light so they can't rely on their eyes as they'd crash into something by the time they actually see it.

I have a hazy memory of the book explaining they were once humans addicted to spice, so presumably they have some controls.

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