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I know Facebook's drones are not the same as the military drones but... The idea of using "drones" leaves a bad taste in my mouth since they are currently used
by 01Michael10 12y ago
I know Facebook's drones are not the same as the military drones but... The idea of using "drones" leaves a bad taste in my mouth since they are currently used as immoral killing machines. I do agree with robszumski that drones may be a better bet then balloons.
Hope Google provides the service as I prefer them as a company. Yes, both are data mining beasts but at least Google does some cool things and they have services I actually use. Not one Facebook service comes to mind that I use...
- freehunter 12y agoThat's what I was expecting you'd say, but I had really hoped I was wrong. Again, a drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle, so Google is using drones as well. In the comparison with military drones, you might as well say you don't want to see Google's balloons because the Hindenburg was such a disaster. Completely different beast. I would wager that there are more drones out there being used for entertainment than there are being used for killing... we call them quadricopters and you can buy them at Wal Mart.
- 01Michael10 12y agoYour repeating yourself and I am being down-voted? No sh*t there are different types of drones. I simply meant they leave a bad taste in my mouth because how they are mostly being used now but did acknowledge drones may be a better bet then balloons. Oh, the Hindenburg is a bad analogy as it's purpose wasn't to target people from the sky to kill, it was an accident. Now, if Google is going to be using Hydrogen instead of Helium in their balloons like the Hindenburg then you would have a point.
- freehunter 12y agoIf Facebook was using missiles in their airplanes instead of wifi, you might have a point.