tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post7411723524664384315..comments2024-03-29T06:50:50.543-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Burrito bombers - or something more?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-19384157714515732932013-01-04T23:36:42.488-06:002013-01-04T23:36:42.488-06:00And do not forget the original burrito delivery sy...And do not forget the original burrito delivery system:<br /><br />The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel<br /><br />http://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda-weehawken_burrito_tunnel.htmDaveHhttp://www.synthstuff.com/mt/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5161615111699431642013-01-04T20:33:17.879-06:002013-01-04T20:33:17.879-06:00"The Moon Goddess and the Son" by Donald..."The Moon Goddess and the Son" by Donald Kingsbury in 1987 features a cruise missile built by hobbyists from MIT. The current radio control gear along with first-person telepresence is way beyond that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17925111953618923922013-01-04T19:24:42.691-06:002013-01-04T19:24:42.691-06:00About 30 years ago when the first rogallo wing han...About 30 years ago when the first rogallo wing hang gliders began to be powered by chainsaw motors, I speculated that it would be trivially easy for dissident Cubans in Miami to build autonomous versions of these to fly to Cuba and drop anything from propaganda to incendiaries.<br /><br />I an still amazed that no one is doing this.Billllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-75720614525631542942013-01-04T10:30:27.613-06:002013-01-04T10:30:27.613-06:00Jef Raskin picked up on this, about a decade ago. ...Jef Raskin picked up on this, about a decade ago. The article was called "Next time it could be worse", but it looks like the internet archive genies failed us. Drug delivery from a ship in international waters. I'm sure it already happens.wrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102470737392693528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-86093758837721456502013-01-04T08:48:09.673-06:002013-01-04T08:48:09.673-06:00Sounds like a good idea to practice a little skeet...Sounds like a good idea to practice a little skeet shooting to me. Sorry for the snarky comment, but a good shotgun would take care of the little ones, big ones, not so good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-20416596116532609052013-01-04T08:10:57.405-06:002013-01-04T08:10:57.405-06:00Though the "inauguration" bit seems unli...Though the "inauguration" bit seems unlikely. I suspect the Secret Service uses cell phone jammers (among other RF toys) when the President is going places. But yeah, there are lots of <b>way</b> less scrupulously protected potential targets.perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38946806197970622312013-01-04T08:08:10.182-06:002013-01-04T08:08:10.182-06:00A friend of mine started a company doing roughly t...A friend of mine started a company doing roughly this sort of thing, oh, at least 10 years ago, I'd say. (rotomotion.com)<br /><br />His design goal was remotely piloted R/C helicopters, primarily for use as video drones (movies, surveying, etc) but even back then we had a pretty good idea that it could be used for more nefarious purposes.<br /><br />This is basically a genie that can't be put back in the bottle. 10 years ago there was some pretty fancy kit required to drive the compute end of things: these days, you could probably run the flight control software on the cell phone you were using to communicate with the drone.<br /><br />I mean, what could the government even ban, here? R/C helicopters and airplanes? 4G cellphones? Are they going to investigate everyone who places an order with Tower Hobbies and has a Verizon account? It goes right back into that "1/2% data" thing you were talking about yesterday, only this time the needle in the haystack is the guy with homicidal intent.perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-75555201826419231972013-01-04T07:59:56.919-06:002013-01-04T07:59:56.919-06:00Well,
just "Ban Them" then.
(insert smi...Well,<br />just "Ban Them" then.<br /><br />(insert smilie here)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67036646031886409812013-01-04T07:49:09.879-06:002013-01-04T07:49:09.879-06:00Let's just say this is being watched 'clos...Let's just say this is being watched 'closely'...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-28239241908538125982013-01-04T05:52:54.070-06:002013-01-04T05:52:54.070-06:00Along these lines, I'm a little surprised a fe...Along these lines, I'm a little surprised a few bright guys haven't doped out home-built, stealth-coated, Garmin-controlled JDAMs. Who needs rental trucks?<br /><br />Or, maybe they have....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com