tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post6441573635537920165..comments2024-03-29T08:01:26.952-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A quadcopter with a bangPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-19060036662011685042016-02-17T21:54:59.776-06:002016-02-17T21:54:59.776-06:00The next iteration of this problem will happen whe...The next iteration of this problem will happen when the carbon nano-tube energy storage devices hits the market. Those battery/capacitors were expected to be available by now. The power and range increase to these types of "vehicles" will be eye-opening.<br /><br />To give you an idea of the impact of these storage devices, electric cars will be competitive with fueled vehicles, providing the distribution net can handle the increased demand, which they won't, here in the US.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22706247419253882662016-02-17T16:05:33.973-06:002016-02-17T16:05:33.973-06:00don't you guys remember the Dirty Harry movie ...don't you guys remember the Dirty Harry movie where they had a bomb on a RC car?<br /><br />how is this significantly worse?David Langnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-4791683606871255982016-02-17T13:59:59.695-06:002016-02-17T13:59:59.695-06:00The Basque terrorism group, ETA, used an R/C model...The Basque terrorism group, ETA, used an R/C model to transport explosives in the... late 80s? Blasted thing blew up when a kid brought it home. I considered the vulnerabilities of seaside luxury hotels to R/C planes and inflatable boats with autopilot not long later. More tech, same idea. Trouble will be when (not if) they harden them and make them autonomous.<br /><br />Take care.shugyoshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437800091500543886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-6578241133027877902016-02-16T22:06:54.716-06:002016-02-16T22:06:54.716-06:00They are out there in the wild already... sigh
I...<i>They are out there in the wild already... sigh</i><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqHrTtvFFIs" rel="nofollow">Indeed.</a>SBPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-39472889794976690672016-02-16T20:28:37.006-06:002016-02-16T20:28:37.006-06:00Look forward to drone attacks just about everywher...Look forward to drone attacks just about everywhere. we are about to enter a frightening new realm of unstoppable mayhem.Bobhttp://thegundeck.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-59286509921004119002016-02-16T18:35:38.910-06:002016-02-16T18:35:38.910-06:00They are out there in the wild already... sighThey are out there in the wild already... sighOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-53860814357086108672016-02-16T17:54:37.517-06:002016-02-16T17:54:37.517-06:00Reminds me of the hunter/seeker from Dune. Now we...Reminds me of the hunter/seeker from Dune. Now we just have to work on miniaturization. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-35087662705880619402016-02-16T17:01:07.589-06:002016-02-16T17:01:07.589-06:00>>I daresay most of my readers from a commer...>>I daresay most of my readers from a commercial or industrial background will find much to agree with.<<<br /><br />There is also the other approach: hire dynamic, confident youngsters with MBA's or business degrees to manage what they don't understand. <br /><br />I have heard numerous times from friends and relatives in IT that upper management generally has no clue about what they are managing. A perennial problem is trying to put processes and metrics in place to measure things they can't even understand and thus fuck-up the workflow.<br /><br />I've also heard examples of the dynamic mentioned in the article, but less often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-90065949339790580492016-02-16T15:57:28.318-06:002016-02-16T15:57:28.318-06:00forget worrying about who is selling such things.
...forget worrying about who is selling such things.<br /><br />do you really think it's that hard to just build them from scratch? the parts and software to build a multiblade copter are readily available, and they can be scaled up to large enough to carry a person very easily.<br /><br />And since all this stuff is readily available and can re-use parts made for other things, it's impossible to regulate them out of existence.David Langnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-34679252295964164352016-02-16T15:10:22.277-06:002016-02-16T15:10:22.277-06:00Have you read John Robbs latest at global guerrill...Have you read John Robbs latest at global guerrillas? On this very subject.<br /> The leverage these relatively low tech devices enable is startling.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />- <br />ravennoreply@blogger.com