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That's all within the realm of possibility, sure. But keep in mind that the affluent could simply buy a drone(or what-have-you) with all sorts of bells, whistle

That's all within the realm of possibility, sure. But keep in mind that the affluent could simply buy a drone(or what-have-you) with all sorts of bells, whistles, and 10 years of improvements to security. The amount of work necessary to DIY something that even begins to approach the capabilities of something built by a company that knows what they're doing would be extreme - I'd argue insurmountable in many cases - even with 10 years of improvements to manufacturing and the availability of components.

noonespecial 13y ago
Right now, the Americans spend billions to defend against men with $5 boxcutters from Wal-Mart. Defense is more expensive than offense by a large multiple. A little more capability to attack requires an immense amount of additional capability to defend against.
- riggins 13y ago
  A little more capability to attack requires an immense amount of additional capability to defend against. I think that depends on the type of weapon. Part of the issue with airlines is how highly valued human life is. If for example all we were trying to do is have an acceptable level of losses on drone aircraft we'd probably accept a much lower level of protection (and correspondingly lower costs)>
- knowaveragejoe 13y ago
  What you're saying is true at a high level. However, it isn't box cutters they're using and the situations are so radically different in every aspect that I'm not entirely sure why this anecdote is even relevant.
venomsnake 13y ago
Isn't the silicon valley creed that a small group of skilled trained passionate about the product people can put huge multinational order of magnitude companies on their knees?
- knowaveragejoe 13y ago
  In the case of web services, sure.
billmalarky 13y ago
And yet many of these companies that "know what they're doing" run on open source software. If there is a revolution in the future, assuming humans are still writing the code, the masses will still be at an advantage.

noonespecial 13y ago

Right now, the Americans spend billions to defend against men with $5 boxcutters from Wal-Mart. Defense is more expensive than offense by a large multiple. A little more capability to attack requires an immense amount of additional capability to defend against.

riggins 13y ago
A little more capability to attack requires an immense amount of additional capability to defend against. I think that depends on the type of weapon. Part of the issue with airlines is how highly valued human life is. If for example all we were trying to do is have an acceptable level of losses on drone aircraft we'd probably accept a much lower level of protection (and correspondingly lower costs)>
knowaveragejoe 13y ago
What you're saying is true at a high level. However, it isn't box cutters they're using and the situations are so radically different in every aspect that I'm not entirely sure why this anecdote is even relevant.

venomsnake 13y ago

Isn't the silicon valley creed that a small group of skilled trained passionate about the product people can put huge multinational order of magnitude companies on their knees?

knowaveragejoe 13y ago
In the case of web services, sure.

billmalarky 13y ago

And yet many of these companies that "know what they're doing" run on open source software. If there is a revolution in the future, assuming humans are still writing the code, the masses will still be at an advantage.