Drone Again Naturally  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Sionyn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2013, 11:40:44 pm
content: collection of america drones (sorry for the lack of 'post' currently in pain after having a impacted wisdom tooth pulled)http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/7/3962010/drones-on-parade-congress-to-grill-obamas-cia-nominee-on-remote

author: MikeK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2013, 11:47:41 pm
content: Yep, this is a scary thing, especially since they will be used more and more against citizens."Don't drone me, Bro."

author: FenderBender
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2013, 12:04:05 am
content: Not sure how I feel about it. I don't like the secrecy of it. I don't like the innocent deaths. But if it's proven to combat terrorism, then good...I guess. Apparently some big terror leaders have been killed by use of drone.Innocent deaths do happen in war, yes. It's inevitable. But these drones are rather reckless.

author: justanothercanuck
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2013, 12:34:19 am
content: I'd love to shoot one of those fuckers out of the sky. Our police apparently have a few. Perhaps I should buy a laser pointer.

author: Obi_Kwiet
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2013, 12:42:23 am
content: Quote from: justanothercanuck on February 08, 2013, 12:34:19 amCCD cameras don't suffer from flash blindness. Tracking down that kind behavior would be a good application for a drone.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2013, 01:13:21 am
content: Yes, we must protect ourselves against terrorists. And the children. Never mind the fact that over, um, at least 26,000 people die every year in US due to lack of health insurance (google it), the death of a few civilians is somehow more important if the act is deliberate rather than foreseeable and preventable. More drones, anyone?

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2013, 08:39:41 am
content: It's the lack of oversight that really scares me with these sorts of programs. AsMikeKcommented, they're already being used against our own citizens. And I can't help but have this nagging sense that it wouldn't be a huge step for this aspect not only to increase, but even be used domestically in the not too distant future (they already have surveillance drones in the hands of law enforcement).

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2013, 09:06:04 am
content: There is no such thing as "Terrorism threats US/UK etc". It's only "Oil scarcity" and "we don't want to change our shitty way of life".Alexander.

author: SoftwareSamurai
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2013, 02:41:32 pm
content: THIS IS OFF-TOPIC!PerDave's instructions, discussions like this MUST STOP. Please go somewhere else to post/discuss things not approved by Dave on Dave's forums.Dave will now lock this thread.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2013, 06:00:55 pm
content: If you hit a camera with a high power laser you will damage the CCD. Ask Photonvids about the camera's he has destroyed using a laser pointer.