I think Casey Neistat would have discovered it with the pre-production model first. He tends to fly his drones out over the water. I think he had a video of fishing his Phantom drone out of the surf for whatever reason.
You know..I did a LOT of YouTube research amongst other sites researching for my first drone, which has turned out to be the DJI Spark.
A lot of videos for this Casey guy came up, but man...there is just something about that guy I just can NOT watch....
I dunno if it is his voice, his personality, mannerisms...dress or just his face....perhaps all of the above.
But I just can not stand to watch that guy.
ON the plus side...I was poking around Amazon Prime Day, and thought to just see if Spark's came up.
I saw for awhile they had 20% off the Spark (usually $499). I looked to see the Fly More combo, that has the Spark, remote, extra battery, fan guards, 3 battery charger, etc...which is usually $699.
I thought, well hell, at 20%, even with Amazon charging sales tax, that was about the best deal I'd seen...I put the Flymore combo in my cart...and when I looked..rather than just 20% off...it had multiple lines of love $100 off.
I quickly bought..and Amazon ended up selling it to me for right about at $286!!!
I couldn't believe it...
I sent links to my friends...by the time they looked into it...no more discount, not even the notice about 20% off was there...minutes later.
So, maybe I caught a lucky Amazon system glitch....
I actually have the advanced version of the Neato Botvac..that makes maps of my house after it runs..which I thought was nice to visually ensure it hit everything.
I"m waiting for someone to start bitching about all the displaced poor folks due to gentrification and all costs of living going up in the city....
Economic driven disenfranchisement....did I just come up with a new term??
I dunno why folks get so upset about this, moving those types of people and their poverty stricken, derelict neighborhoods, rids cities of crime....you can't have both in the same place.
Waiting for the SJW's complaints on this in 10...9...8...7...6....
A gun is dangerous, and you need to register that.
Where the fuck do you live that you have to register a firearm????
I've never had to register a fire arm, and hell, many of them were private purchases from individuals, not even requiring a background check or waiting period...no record of the transaction by any govt official or office.....
Although it is an annual rent which is going to turn off a lot of people I now consider it a regular business related sense such as dry cleaning or a commute-capable car or for that matter taxes on income. If you want to be a grown up there are things you have to pay for.
It is precisely THAT kind of thinking that is going to possibly eventually *doom* us all to perpetual, rental of software, rather than ownership (perpetual license if you're picky)...and that is NOT a good thing for consumers.
Once the companies have you trapped in rental..they really have no incentive to improve and innovate now do they?
We've seen it with Adobe's Creative Cloud rental system....you haven't seen any truly breakthrough improvements to date. Yes, they roll out some nice things here and there, but nothing that is earthshaking. I've certainly not found I miss anything by still using my CS6 apps I bought.
And we've seen problems with Adobe CC...they will roll stuff out that breaks on peoples systems, and well....you're SOL till they can get an online fix out, meanwhile, you lose business.
There are also people who've lost out by having their registration get lost in the system or broken, and again...they are SOL till customer service can help, and well, I think with most of these places we know the terms "customer service" and "help" are mutually exclusive terms.
I can see it going this way with ANY software rental.
The best way to avoid this is to pay with your wallet.
I was wondering they they included Baltimore on the headline....
My impression of the town from TV is that it is pretty much run down, poverty/crime stricken and in threat to break out in building burnings or riots at the drop of a hat....
I'm not sure you'd want easy access for the criminal element to more easily travel to nice places and cause trouble there...?
don't be surprised if every automobile is required relatively soon to carry a V2V beacon which reports on (at minimum) vehicle speed, accelerator pedal position, and brake light switch state.
Well, that would take the fun out of driving for sure...AND, it would slow people and commerce much more than I think people realize.
I'm not the only one on the highways here, going a minimum of 85mph...you go slower than that, you'll get run over.
I don't mind it, I like that speed, am comfortable with it and have no problem with it.
The thing is, it isn't just commercial vehicles, but commercial trucking.
If everyone suddenly actually went the posted speed limits, things in this country will slow waaaay down.
That and really, I'm not wanting to have my privacy intruded on with such a system, as that it would surely be exploited VERY easily to track my travels and whereabouts by city/state/feds....and likely, commercial interests too.
I know it is getting tougher to stay off the map, but I'd hate to see this mandated which would ensure you are tracked at all times.
there's literally zero reason why any rational person should want to take a 3-hour lunch, especially when 2 of those 3 hours could be spent at home with family at the end of the day.
Hmm...makes perfect sense if you'd rather be doing something other than even MORE time at home trapped with the wife and rug rats.
Maybe there's a reason for stretching things out...haha.
What's insane is that they decided they still need an 8-hour day. Why not 6 hours with a 3-hour break in the middle? I bet it would be more productive (if not at least equal) than 8 hours with a 1-hour break in the middle.
Hell, most people in the US are working at least an 8 hour day, and not taking a lunch break, but instead eating at their desks.
I"m glad I work from home now...yes, I eat at my "work place"...but I now have freedom to do it in my own kitchen, or if I wanna really have fun, I can fire up the smoker in the back yard in the morning, and low and slow cook a brisket and have ready for dinner, or rotisserie a chicken on the ceramic cooker out back...for lunch.
But wow...taking 3 hours off from work during the day....sounds nice, but if I were gone that long from work..I'd NOT want to come back and would have a hard time getting my mindset back on work again.
Yes, the travel from muslim countries is now just a fraction of it used to be and it will stay that way, since nobody wants to run the risk of buying a plane ticket, booking a holiday and getting a visa, just to have entry refused at the last moment.
And this has affected life in the US exactly how??
Hmm....so far, it looks like we haven't missed them any.
The real question is how long these phones will be supported and what will happen to them once they are force upgraded to a new OS version. Will they still be useful then?
I don't tend to change phones very often...
My first smart phone was the iPhone 3GS.
I kept that till I upgraded it to the iPhone 6SPlus....if that gives you any indication how long they will last and be useful....
I suspect that there will soon be a lot of bike kits for sale where you purchase the frame and wheels separately. Quick release wheels are a doddle to attach so they could even offer free assembly.
Hm....would kind of be like doing 95% lowers for guns and rifles....they sell you a kit with the lower (that's the part with serial number that is "officially" a gun in the governments eyes)....and the jig so you can finish the last 5% milling out with a drill press, etc.
After that you just get all the other parts to assemble it, which are completely unregulated.
This gets out of some taxes, but most of all, it is a legal weapon without a serial number, and no background check or other hassle from the government. It qualifies as a self made weapon and you don't have to register it, or anything. You can't sell it without having to then do the FFL registration thing, but you are free to possess and use it otherwise without the need for govt. interference..
Its always nice with government regulations, there's usually a way around it.
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You know..I did a LOT of YouTube research amongst other sites researching for my first drone, which has turned out to be the DJI Spark.
A lot of videos for this Casey guy came up, but man...there is just something about that guy I just can NOT watch....
I dunno if it is his voice, his personality, mannerisms...dress or just his face....perhaps all of the above.
But I just can not stand to watch that guy.
ON the plus side...I was poking around Amazon Prime Day, and thought to just see if Spark's came up.
I saw for awhile they had 20% off the Spark (usually $499). I looked to see the Fly More combo, that has the Spark, remote, extra battery, fan guards, 3 battery charger, etc...which is usually $699.
I thought, well hell, at 20%, even with Amazon charging sales tax, that was about the best deal I'd seen...I put the Flymore combo in my cart...and when I looked..rather than just 20% off...it had multiple lines of love $100 off.
I quickly bought..and Amazon ended up selling it to me for right about at $286!!!
I couldn't believe it...
I sent links to my friends...by the time they looked into it...no more discount, not even the notice about 20% off was there...minutes later.
So, maybe I caught a lucky Amazon system glitch....
I've not flown it much yet, but so far is cool.
Just hope it doesn't fall out of the sky.....
I hope THEY don't start selling this info....!!!
Nah..they only like it when white neighborhoods get darker.....not the other way around.
Err...and if they don't abuse, they Tighten?
Sorry..I don't get it...
Loose?
And if you have a modern smart phone, Einstein.....you can switch the permissions to annoy you with push notifications OFF.
In fact, pretty much every app I've ever installed right off to bat, asked if I would allow push permissions, to which I clicked NO....
How did the guy that submitted this story MISS such a trivial thing...?
Economic driven disenfranchisement....did I just come up with a new term??
I dunno why folks get so upset about this, moving those types of people and their poverty stricken, derelict neighborhoods, rids cities of crime....you can't have both in the same place.
Waiting for the SJW's complaints on this in 10...9...8...7...6....
Where the fuck do you live that you have to register a firearm????
I've never had to register a fire arm, and hell, many of them were private purchases from individuals, not even requiring a background check or waiting period...no record of the transaction by any govt official or office.....
It is NICE that in the US, the courts rejected the FAA's authority to require registration of non-commercial drones in the US recently.
I just got my DJI Spark to start learning, and I don't have to bother registering it...quite nice.
Actually give it a listen...really good with lights out, and kinda feeling toasty, if you know what I mean....
It was a lot of fun in college days after a night of partying....
Turn out the lights, and crank up Little Neutrino....the explosions at the end always good for annoying the neighbors if you have a good system.
Thunderbolts and lightening, very very frightening ME!!!
It is precisely THAT kind of thinking that is going to possibly eventually *doom* us all to perpetual, rental of software, rather than ownership (perpetual license if you're picky)...and that is NOT a good thing for consumers.
Once the companies have you trapped in rental..they really have no incentive to improve and innovate now do they?
We've seen it with Adobe's Creative Cloud rental system....you haven't seen any truly breakthrough improvements to date. Yes, they roll out some nice things here and there, but nothing that is earthshaking. I've certainly not found I miss anything by still using my CS6 apps I bought.
And we've seen problems with Adobe CC...they will roll stuff out that breaks on peoples systems, and well....you're SOL till they can get an online fix out, meanwhile, you lose business.
There are also people who've lost out by having their registration get lost in the system or broken, and again...they are SOL till customer service can help, and well, I think with most of these places we know the terms "customer service" and "help" are mutually exclusive terms.
I can see it going this way with ANY software rental.
The best way to avoid this is to pay with your wallet.
From a group named Klaatu.....a pretty decent Canadian band from late 70's early 80's....
They got some early notoriety for people thinking they were the Beatles on their first album.
I still really enjoy their first 3 albums.
Hmm...sounds like modern day Sub-Rosa Subway
.....by Alfred Beach
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My impression of the town from TV is that it is pretty much run down, poverty/crime stricken and in threat to break out in building burnings or riots at the drop of a hat....
I'm not sure you'd want easy access for the criminal element to more easily travel to nice places and cause trouble there...?
Well, that would take the fun out of driving for sure...AND, it would slow people and commerce much more than I think people realize.
I'm not the only one on the highways here, going a minimum of 85mph...you go slower than that, you'll get run over.
I don't mind it, I like that speed, am comfortable with it and have no problem with it.
The thing is, it isn't just commercial vehicles, but commercial trucking.
If everyone suddenly actually went the posted speed limits, things in this country will slow waaaay down.
That and really, I'm not wanting to have my privacy intruded on with such a system, as that it would surely be exploited VERY easily to track my travels and whereabouts by city/state/feds....and likely, commercial interests too.
I know it is getting tougher to stay off the map, but I'd hate to see this mandated which would ensure you are tracked at all times.
Hmm...makes perfect sense if you'd rather be doing something other than even MORE time at home trapped with the wife and rug rats.
Maybe there's a reason for stretching things out...haha.
Hell, most people in the US are working at least an 8 hour day, and not taking a lunch break, but instead eating at their desks.
I"m glad I work from home now...yes, I eat at my "work place"...but I now have freedom to do it in my own kitchen, or if I wanna really have fun, I can fire up the smoker in the back yard in the morning, and low and slow cook a brisket and have ready for dinner, or rotisserie a chicken on the ceramic cooker out back...for lunch.
I do like being able to do that, and with a headset on, you can teleconference while you're sautéing something on the stove.
But wow...taking 3 hours off from work during the day....sounds nice, but if I were gone that long from work..I'd NOT want to come back and would have a hard time getting my mindset back on work again.
And this has affected life in the US exactly how??
Hmm....so far, it looks like we haven't missed them any.
But I hope it doesn't happen in my lifetime, that I can no longer own and drive my own cars/trucks.
Hmm, not a very American sounding name, is it...?
Just saying.....
Hmm...it seems that "AI" is the new "Gluten Free".
I don't tend to change phones very often...
My first smart phone was the iPhone 3GS.
I kept that till I upgraded it to the iPhone 6SPlus....if that gives you any indication how long they will last and be useful....
Well, there's your problem right there....you're using Windows.
Hm....would kind of be like doing 95% lowers for guns and rifles....they sell you a kit with the lower (that's the part with serial number that is "officially" a gun in the governments eyes)....and the jig so you can finish the last 5% milling out with a drill press, etc.
Example (read towards the bottom of the page)
After that you just get all the other parts to assemble it, which are completely unregulated.
This gets out of some taxes, but most of all, it is a legal weapon without a serial number, and no background check or other hassle from the government. It qualifies as a self made weapon and you don't have to register it, or anything. You can't sell it without having to then do the FFL registration thing, but you are free to possess and use it otherwise without the need for govt. interference..
Its always nice with government regulations, there's usually a way around it.
Yep....they don't want to be filmed going "pee-pee".