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New wars all over the world. Or, better said, new ways to wage wars.

• bluescrn 3y ago
  https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/08/28/there-are-so-many-explosives-laden-drones-flying-over-southern-ukraine-that-theyre-running-into-each-other/?sh=56097b642938 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/08/28/there-are-s... It's been strange/scary to see weapons of war running the same open-source software as flying toys that I've played with myself (the Betaflight HUD is clearly visible in some of the footage from Ukrainian drones). I guess there's always been a concern that somebody would weaponise a consumer/hobbyist drone, but that concern has been more about the potential for terrorism rather than their use in a major war.
  • hackan 3y ago
    You can always use a knife to eat or to kill; everything can be "weaponized", including our own body.
    • flangola7 3y ago
      Yes but some objects make much better weapons than others. We don't let the public own frag grenades.