Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago'Cruise missile' drones and low-cost Shahed knockoffs listed on Alibabawww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down12
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minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 days agoAw, I was hoping for less than $50k. That’s still pretty expensive! Plus, they probably don’t even come with payloads, so that will add additional cost.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoFill it with white powder and the reaction will cause more damage than a bomb would have caused.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoHonestly, one high-profile incident like that would probably be enough to get civilian ownership of drones banned across the country.
minus-squarebagsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agowe have no rights, only temporary privileges. land of the free, my ass.
minus-squareorg@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoCan you imagine the panic a consumer drone would cause if it flew over the White House and dropped baking soda on it.
Aw, I was hoping for less than $50k. That’s still pretty expensive!
Plus, they probably don’t even come with payloads, so that will add additional cost.
Fill it with white powder and the reaction will cause more damage than a bomb would have caused.
Honestly, one high-profile incident like that would probably be enough to get civilian ownership of drones banned across the country.
we have no rights, only temporary privileges. land of the free, my ass.
Can you imagine the panic a consumer drone would cause if it flew over the White House and dropped baking soda on it.