Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago'Cruise missile' drones and low-cost Shahed knockoffs listed on Alibabawww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down11cross-posted to: australia@aussie.zone
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-link'Cruise missile' drones and low-cost Shahed knockoffs listed on Alibabawww.abc.net.auBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square15fedilinkcross-posted to: australia@aussie.zone
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day 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-up6·1 day agoFill it with white powder and the reaction will cause more damage than a bomb would have caused.
minus-squareorg@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·23 hours agoCan you imagine the panic a consumer drone would cause if it flew over the White House and dropped baking soda on it.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·23 hours 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-up7·22 hours agowe have no rights, only temporary privileges. land of the free, my ass.
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.
Can you imagine the panic a consumer drone would cause if it flew over the White House and dropped baking soda on it.
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.