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Joe

December 02, 2013, 12:59:09 PM
Anyone see this on 60 minutes last night?

No more waiting 2 days for your package. Of course it is not a reality yet.

Amazon testing 'octocopter' package-delivery drones
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Farabomb

#1
December 02, 2013, 01:02:59 PM
Now it would be funny if the drone I bought was dropped off by one of those...

Not sure how well that will work in major cities with already congested airspace. Never mind the updrafts and such from in-between the skyscrapers.
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Quote from: Ear on April 06, 2016, 11:54:16 AM
Quote from: Farabomb on April 06, 2016, 11:39:41 AMIt's more like grip, grip, grip, noise, then spin and 2 feet in and feel shame.
I once knew a plus-sized girl and this pretty much describes teh secks. :rotf:
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frailer

#2
December 02, 2013, 01:11:01 PM
Really, in the land of liability litigation?  :sceptical:  60 Minutes end-of-year stocking filler. But you can call me wrong in a year. Only in America...
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#3
December 02, 2013, 01:17:43 PM
Because waiting 2 days is too long...
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Quote from: pspdfppdfx on December 06, 2012, 05:03:51 PM
So,  :drunk3: i send the job to the rip with live transparecy (v 1.7 or whatever) and it craps out with a memory error.

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Farabomb

#4
December 02, 2013, 01:23:46 PM
Yea, see what happens when one of those glitches and it drops on someone's head. Won't matter if they got a little bump from it, instant millions in a settlement.

The one I have is basic. No GPS control but I can still confuse it pretty easily with a fast stick command. Just think how many times your GPS glitches or your phone does something silly and reboots. You really want them flying around overhead carrying god knows what?
Speed doesn't kill, rapidly becoming stationary is the problem

I'd rather have stories told than be telling stories of what I could have done.

Quote from: Ear on April 06, 2016, 11:54:16 AM
Quote from: Farabomb on April 06, 2016, 11:39:41 AMIt's more like grip, grip, grip, noise, then spin and 2 feet in and feel shame.
I once knew a plus-sized girl and this pretty much describes teh secks. :rotf:
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gnubler

#5
December 02, 2013, 01:29:47 PM
Did you buy yours for future OPSEC?
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Quote from: pspdfppdfx on December 06, 2012, 05:03:51 PM
So,  :drunk3: i send the job to the rip with live transparecy (v 1.7 or whatever) and it craps out with a memory error.

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Joe

#6
December 02, 2013, 01:30:13 PM
Not to mention the NSA hacking them and having them fire missiles at suspected terrorists. Sorry Grandma...
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Farabomb

#7
December 02, 2013, 01:36:39 PM
I bought it because I've been interested in quad rotors for a while. It had a camera and a cheap buy-in so I said fuck it. Once I understand these things a little better I see about building my own airframes and have them self guide and such. It's pretty scary what you can do with off the shelf hardware. Just imagine what kind of tech the NSA has. One turn of the key and it can go from "searching for the terrorists" to...

I also got it because my brother really hates the things.
Speed doesn't kill, rapidly becoming stationary is the problem

I'd rather have stories told than be telling stories of what I could have done.

Quote from: Ear on April 06, 2016, 11:54:16 AM
Quote from: Farabomb on April 06, 2016, 11:39:41 AMIt's more like grip, grip, grip, noise, then spin and 2 feet in and feel shame.
I once knew a plus-sized girl and this pretty much describes teh secks. :rotf:
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#8
December 02, 2013, 01:37:30 PM
Quote from: gnubler on December 02, 2013, 01:17:43 PMBecause waiting 2 days is too long...
The closest Amazon to me is in Fernley, Nevada... maybe 2 hours away. But that's not good enough for Amazon; they're opening a new center in Livingston, about an hour or so from me.
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Joe

#9
December 02, 2013, 01:45:42 PM
I had an opportunity to move to Fernley, Nevada in 2001. I declined obviously.
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#10
December 02, 2013, 01:56:36 PM
Between Fernley and the Oregon/Idaho border you have 2 towns (it seems like). Lovelock and Winnemucca. And you think they fuck you at the drive through...
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Farabomb

#11
December 02, 2013, 02:17:15 PM
I live in the woods and Amazon can still get me stuff in one day with 2 day shipping.
Speed doesn't kill, rapidly becoming stationary is the problem

I'd rather have stories told than be telling stories of what I could have done.

Quote from: Ear on April 06, 2016, 11:54:16 AM
Quote from: Farabomb on April 06, 2016, 11:39:41 AMIt's more like grip, grip, grip, noise, then spin and 2 feet in and feel shame.
I once knew a plus-sized girl and this pretty much describes teh secks. :rotf:
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
         —Benjamin Franklin
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Joe

#12
December 02, 2013, 02:20:37 PM
Yes but someday they will be able to get it to you before you even know you want it.
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#13
December 02, 2013, 02:22:51 PM
Quote from: Farabomb on December 02, 2013, 01:23:46 PMYea, see what happens when one of those glitches and it drops on someone's head. Won't matter if they got a little bump from it, instant millions in a settlement.

The one I have is basic. No GPS control but I can still confuse it pretty easily with a fast stick command. Just think how many times your GPS glitches or your phone does something silly and reboots. You really want them flying around overhead carrying god knows what?

Ooooh, how great would it be to have your pet picked up and dropped off at the vet? Just put Spot into the quaint little picnic basket I imagine they use and off to get checked for his diarrhea. No more worry about having him shit in your car. Sign me up.

Farabomb

#14
December 02, 2013, 02:37:16 PM
I can see a value in that with getting the cat to the doctor. I'd much rather let a robot do that task than put my life at risk.

That reminds me, Storm needs a checkup.
Speed doesn't kill, rapidly becoming stationary is the problem

I'd rather have stories told than be telling stories of what I could have done.

Quote from: Ear on April 06, 2016, 11:54:16 AM
Quote from: Farabomb on April 06, 2016, 11:39:41 AMIt's more like grip, grip, grip, noise, then spin and 2 feet in and feel shame.
I once knew a plus-sized girl and this pretty much describes teh secks. :rotf:
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
         —Benjamin Franklin
My other job
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