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I suppose I might be a little naive, I assumed this use of lasers might be as a weapon but the lasers are "merely" used like a scarecrow. [though the article p
by wyldfire 8y ago
I suppose I might be a little naive, I assumed this use of lasers might be as a weapon but the lasers are "merely" used like a scarecrow. [though the article points out that some scientists will analyze whether this does harm to the birds].
The article points out that this is actually more humane than poisons or guns (which are presumably among previous technologies used to protect the crop).
- mmirate 8y agoThanks for saving me a click; I was about to get very interested in how they would have solved the inherent energy-efficiency problems of that route. Guess we'll have to wait another decade or two for accurate direct-fire air defense systems. :(
- trukterious 8y agoBird-herding by drone is another potentially emerging technology: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17707305 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17707305