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To quote Chris Anderson, CEO of DIYdrones and Editor-in-chief at wired: Did you know the word "gullible" isn't in the dictionary? Sigh. Prepare for loads of c
by beambot 15y ago
To quote Chris Anderson, CEO of DIYdrones and Editor-in-chief at wired:
Did you know the word "gullible" isn't in the dictionary?
Sigh. Prepare for loads of credulous coverage, matching the wave of reporting on the Pirate Bay's stoned suggestion that "we're going to use, er....GPS drones!....to file-trade from the sky. With Raspberry Pi."
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/did-you-know-the-word-gullible-isn-t-in-the-dictionary http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/did-you-know-the-word-gu...
- skeletonjelly 15y agoThanks for putting me in check, remind me next time I dream about the future.
- beambot 15y agoNo, no... it's good to dream about the future. I suggest heading over to DIYdrones, grab some hardware, and help create the future rather than reading about "credulous" projects. There are plenty of real efforts underway to use UAV's in a similar fashion -- for example, to deliver medications in disaster-stricken areas [1] and for building construction [2]. We all have very little time and attention. I simply suggest that we allocate it wisely. [1] Matternet, a Singularity University spinoff -- http://matternet.net/ http://matternet.net/ [2] ETH researchers use UAV's to build 6-meter tower -- http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/video-watch-flying-robots-build-a-6-meter-tower http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/video-watch-...