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And the natural progression of war will lead to the toner wars. The drones will become so small that they become next mesothelioma: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
by paulkrush 4y ago
And the natural progression of war will lead to the toner wars. The drones will become so small that they become next mesothelioma: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age: "Nell's older brother, who plays an important role in the beginning as her protector; he obtains the Primer for his sister by mugging John Percival Hackworth. Harv is forced to leave Nell when she is accepted by the Neo-Victorians, and is later bedridden by asthma caused by the inhalation of dead nanomachines ("toner") in his childhood."
- AnimalMuppet 4y agoI would expect that, at the low end, a drone's maximum velocity and its range would be proportional to its size. Really small drones would be perfect for loitering (unless it's windy), but less good for getting to a denied location (unless it's downwind). That seems to me to really limit the usefulness of really small drones.
- euroderf 4y agoNow they're talking semi-autonomous mobile weapons systems to accompany special operators. The drone wars will scale up from the bottom and scale down from the top to meet in the middle for a full spectrum of robot-on-robot mayhem. And thus SkyNet was born...