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How You Too Can Be Shut Down By the Feds For Flying Drones

An anonymous reader writes "University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor Matt Waite waived a government cease and desist letter recently received for his experiments using 3-pound, $500 drones for news reporting (specifically, for a story about drought in Nebraska). He gave journalism organizations the lowdown on what they can expect from the government on this front going forward and said he's posting his experience in trying to get certified by the FAA on GitHub so they can follow along."

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  1. Re:God by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Obligatory...

    Jackson: The second Goa'uld representative we're expecting is Yu.
    O'Neill: Me?
    Jackson: Yu is the name of the Goa'uld.
    O'Neill: Ah. Sorry.

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    Ezekiel 23:20