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Turns out humans are actually really great at controlling ridiculously fast aircraft, the drone races are controlled by a person looking through a camera pointe
by jazzyjackson 5y ago
Turns out humans are actually really great at controlling ridiculously fast aircraft, the drone races are controlled by a person looking through a camera pointed forward on the drone. You can think of it like speedrunning an N64 game, finding the timing that lets you act instead of react.
But +1 humanity’s fucked, don’t Google Slaughterbots but maybe Google how to build an EMP, it’s easier than you think.
- veltas 5y ago>maybe Google how to build an EMP Sounds like a good way to get on a list.
- systemvoltage 5y agoFolks, this is why we need to preserve privacy!
- ethanwillis 5y agoWhy is Google allowing lists to be built?
- Zerverus 5y agoSo they can sell you aluminum foil
- A4ET8a8uTh0 5y agoWell, once you get past the loaded allow part, if you read their mission statement, you will note it is their actual mission: "Our company mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." https://www.google.com/search/howsearchworks/mission/ https://www.google.com/search/howsearchworks/mission/
- jazzyjackson 5y agoNever thought of it that way, part of the world’s information is, “who’s asking?”
- squarefoot 5y agoNo worries, a lot of people search about EMP every day. Smaller EMP devices were (are?) commonly used to rob poker/slot/vending machines. I have no idea of the truth behind this, but there are homemade devices being sold online, sometimes disguised as "research" devices with photos showing how they can turn on a CCFL lamp from distance, while others blatantly declare their purpose. Example: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002077843786.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002077843786.html
- jiggawatts 5y agoConversely, shielding electronics against EMPs is surprisingly easy. Just wrapping things in aluminium foil goes a long way.
- valtism 5y agoDoesn't this also mean that they would not be able to receive comms?
- faeyanpiraat 5y agoIf you folded the entire thing then it could mean that. But you want to shield the parts which do not directly need to receive rf signals, like the mainboard.
- ben_w 5y agoComms can also be laser, and the drones can be pre-programmed and self guiding. Though in either case, you can still always dazzle either the sensors or the comms (MEMS sensors used for inertial guidance are vulnerable to ultrasound IIRC). And I’m sure the military either have or are developing an anti-drone-drone.
- lambdasquirrel 5y agoWell the military has AESA radars that can be programmed to act as a microwave laser so there’s that. A Faraday cage won’t be of much help if it’s literally cooked.
- dismalpedigree 5y agoUm. What do you think the grid of wires in the window of your microwave is for? Its a faraday cage to keep you from being cooked.
- Sharlin 5y agoIf you pump enough power at the shielding, a) some of it will get through and b) the shielding itself will get very hot from induced eddy currents.