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Yeah, even if all of the logistical and technical issues of drone delivery make it economically viable for Amazon (or whoever) - I think I might boycott Amazon

Yeah, even if all of the logistical and technical issues of drone delivery make it economically viable for Amazon (or whoever) - I think I might boycott Amazon as a company if they started using drones for any deliveries. They are just so obnoxiously loud I would probably welcome people shooting them out of the sky (or if you're awesome you can use an eagle). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v5hCxBZTh0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v5hCxBZTh0 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-35750816 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-35750816

itisit 6y ago
Plenty of companies hard at work on making anti-drone tech consumer friendly. Rejoice!
- ineedasername 6y ago
  Which will quickly be made illegal if it interferes with major commercial activity
  - leetcrew 6y ago
    I'm not sure what "anti-drone tech" could mean other than RF jamming, which is already very illegal.
    - reaperducer 6y ago
      Birdshot?
      - jakear 6y ago
        I’d pay good money for a shotgun-like device that had power enough to take down the drones foreigners like to fly meters from my face videotaping me as I walk down the beach, but not powerful enough to be dangerous to use in such contexts.
        leetcrew 6y ago
        hard to see how this could be legal. you don't get to destroy other people's stuff just because they are annoying you with it. even if what they are doing is not quite legal, you would probably end up on the wrong side of the law yourself.
        itisit 6y ago
        > you don't get to destroy other people's stuff just because they are annoying you with it. https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/news/a17969/man-who-shot-down-drone-cleared-of-all-charges/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/news/a17969/m...
        leetcrew 6y ago
        right, but that was on the dude's property, not a public beach. also it was in kentucky.
        reaperducer 6y ago
        Even on a public beach, it could be harassment. IANAL, but it might even qualify as assault.
        jessaustin 6y ago
        If the "foreigners" are visitors to USA, they would face real difficulty getting the law interested in this sort of case. Perhaps other nations are more welcoming to obnoxious tech dudes?
        triceratops 6y ago
        > drones foreigners like to fly meters from my face videotaping me Please explain. I'm genuinely curious.
        reaperducer 6y ago
        Not the OP, but I've seen this happen in certain state and national parks. I started chucking rocks at a "drone" flown by a tourist that got in my face at a state park in Arizona once. The "pilot" started shouting at me in German. He was very surprised to learn that my childhood taught me how to shout back at people in German.
      - kirykl 6y ago
        A strong laser with automated tracker might be enough to melt something on it
    - jakear 6y ago
      High velocity low mass shot pellets propelled in the drone’s general direction via pyrotechnics or similar?

itisit 6y ago

Plenty of companies hard at work on making anti-drone tech consumer friendly. Rejoice!

ineedasername 6y ago
Which will quickly be made illegal if it interferes with major commercial activity
- leetcrew 6y ago
  I'm not sure what "anti-drone tech" could mean other than RF jamming, which is already very illegal.
  - reaperducer 6y ago
    Birdshot?
    - jakear 6y ago
      I’d pay good money for a shotgun-like device that had power enough to take down the drones foreigners like to fly meters from my face videotaping me as I walk down the beach, but not powerful enough to be dangerous to use in such contexts.
      - leetcrew 6y ago
        hard to see how this could be legal. you don't get to destroy other people's stuff just because they are annoying you with it. even if what they are doing is not quite legal, you would probably end up on the wrong side of the law yourself.
        itisit 6y ago
        > you don't get to destroy other people's stuff just because they are annoying you with it. https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/news/a17969/man-who-shot-down-drone-cleared-of-all-charges/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/news/a17969/m...
        leetcrew 6y ago
        right, but that was on the dude's property, not a public beach. also it was in kentucky.
        reaperducer 6y ago
        Even on a public beach, it could be harassment. IANAL, but it might even qualify as assault.
        jessaustin 6y ago
        If the "foreigners" are visitors to USA, they would face real difficulty getting the law interested in this sort of case. Perhaps other nations are more welcoming to obnoxious tech dudes?
      - triceratops 6y ago
        > drones foreigners like to fly meters from my face videotaping me Please explain. I'm genuinely curious.
        reaperducer 6y ago
        Not the OP, but I've seen this happen in certain state and national parks. I started chucking rocks at a "drone" flown by a tourist that got in my face at a state park in Arizona once. The "pilot" started shouting at me in German. He was very surprised to learn that my childhood taught me how to shout back at people in German.
    - kirykl 6y ago
      A strong laser with automated tracker might be enough to melt something on it
  - jakear 6y ago
    High velocity low mass shot pellets propelled in the drone’s general direction via pyrotechnics or similar?