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On a semi-related note... News helicopters: why? How are they justified at this point? It's crazy to me that we're flying entire people on fragile, noisy, poll
by stfp 7y ago
On a semi-related note... News helicopters: why? How are they justified at this point?
It's crazy to me that we're flying entire people on fragile, noisy, polluting machines over dense urban areas so the 7 people still watching TV can look at... traffic?
I think this should go away entirely or be done with (drum roll) drones.
- e40 7y agoCost will very likely move in the direction of drones and not human-powered helicopters. Or, looking at another way, once Police departments are flying drones everywhere, and if that footage were accessible to citizens, then news orgs would for sure stop paying for the current system. That's a big "if", though. It just as easily might be the drones come, but the footage is locked up behind legal departments.
- casefields 7y agoThank god for them: https://youtu.be/Em8C6AvD4sk https://youtu.be/Em8C6AvD4sk