Right. At least running on a trail among trees in light freshly washed clothing one may hope for a relative privacy of a conversation.
A privacy in an office or an apartment is out of the question already. These things are unimaginably small. And it is not only a government who may use it.
He is in Russia not by a choice. He continues trying to get an asylum in free countries. But it seems things are often not the same as they look from the first sight.
The modern political system is based on surveillance. Actually it is the surveillance. Read "Code Book" by Simon Singh, ISBN 1-85702-889-9. All modern state history is basically the history of surveillance.
More than that, in future not just communication devices will be used for surveillance, but any device, a photo-camera, a mixer, TV-set, etc. It is happening already now.
But every cloud has a silver lining, - if you need a private conversation, - put on a light t-shirt and shorts, no watch, not smartphone, no MP3-player, not even a pen, and go with your partner to a park, to a beach, etc. for a private conversation. It would be good not only for privacy, but for heath too. And for environment.
I envision in future important business meeting outdoors while running, or swimming, or just walking. It is the only way to achieve a relative privacy, - an unpredictable outdoor location with no electronic devices around.
I don't get it. Giant heavy SUVs' emissions are OK, but puny light VWs' are not OK. It just does not make sense. It is sort of against the law of conservation of energy. The bigger is the mass the more energy (fuel) one needs to move it. No way around it.
Sure. I think using military drones and robots in general should be banned by an international tretay. Besides, they create terrible image for us, who work with civil UAS, too, and by this impede acceptance and do a lot of harm to economy.
Car industry is stagnating. Cars all look about the same, as a turned upside down enameled pot, so boring.
Why should we pay hundreds or thousands to repair a slight scratch or dent? Why there is no sound alarm when one drives faster than allowed by a law of a land?
You mean probably militry drones, because there are civil drones, whch actually participate in saving people say in disaster areas, making inspections of towers (instead of dangerous climbing), etc.
Flying in a physical world is different from flying in a virtual world. There is no reset button. Service and maintenance of hardware are different too.
A modern manned aircraft is a flying computer too. It may fly without a pilot if necessary. A pilot is needed so far however for legal purposes and to make passengers comfortable.
But as happened recently in Europe a pilot of a manned plane was a problem.
It is a military organization. The project is interesting, but I think any use of robots and AI for military purposes should be banned by a global UN treaty.
We should remember that Hillary personally was let down in a bad way by the highest rank official. It is only natural that she did not trust official channels. It is not an excuse, but at least it could be on subconscious level.
The problem is that there is nowhere to go in space. Too much radiation on the solar system's planets, no breathable atmosphere, and the stars are so faraway for our time scale that it's as if they are nonexistent for us at all.
It is not like it was with Christopher Columbus journey.
It all may change one day if human lifespan is prolonged, if the radiation issue is solved somehow, but so far humanity's best bet is to stick to Earth, try to find solutions on this planet.
The Soviet GULAG camps population after the WW2 was about 1.5 million prisoners and exiled https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... . It is much less than, say, current US prisons' population.
It is still too much, but it is not like almost everybody was to end up in a GULAG camp.
And there are people who were rewarded by the highest order of the Hero of the USSR, who had been POW, but were lucky to escape.
I was talking mostly of the USSR soldiers. It was a bad news to get captured for anyone, but for soldiers of Jewish origin it was really the one way ticket. And they after a while kind of knew it and realized that there was just no sense whatsoever to surrender.
If they were wearing US marines' uniform it was their best strategy to survive. It was the same during the WW2 for soldiers of Jewish origin. They knew that becoming a prisoner of war was not an option for them.
I do not know. I do not live in Russia. I've just read about fines for smoking not in the designated places for smoking and for dropping butts on the ground.
Normally in airports there should be smoking areas made from a glass panes.
At least they are making some effort to reduce smoking. It will not be fast for sure, as it is extremely difficult, almost impossible to quit smoking. Tobacco is kind of a drug too, which is extremely addictive. And a social fabric is important part of this addiction.
At the same time, smoking, including passive one, is hazardous for health. It is already almost proven beyond doubt by medica science. Besides, butts on the gtound cause fires, especially in a forest.
In Russia one would be heavily fined just for smoking a usual cigarette not in a special place for smoking. The same for throwing a butt on the sidewalk.
Naza is kind of a Chinese goddess or a hero of a fairy tale. Something in-between, as I could understand. My point is that this is another level of flying. This thing sticks in one point in the air even in the wind when one leaves the levers.
Course Lock mode is a plain miracle. No matter what is an orientation of the quad, it memorizes what was forward at the take off and flies accordingly.
I bought the ARF (almost ready to fly kit ) DJI F450 quadrocopter & Naza V2 flight controller. DJI is a leading Chinese maker.
I assembled it, learned all features and tested extensively. And also Futaba T10J remote control. I never piloted a drone system so stable and reliable. It uses both GPS & CLONASS satellites antenna. It is something incredible.
I had a feeling similar when I bought for the first time a PC in 1995 with an internet access, a feeling that the world is about to change beyond recognition.
I am a quadrocopter builder and pilot myself. I would agree that it is wrong to fly a quad above people, houses or cars.
An experienced pilot usually can plan a flight in a safe way.
One of the most efficient security measures is flying early in the morning, just when sun begins to rise (at about 6 o'clock). There are less people around, and rising sun makes aerial images better.
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Right. At least running on a trail among trees in light freshly washed clothing one may hope for a relative privacy of a conversation.
A privacy in an office or an apartment is out of the question already. These things are unimaginably small. And it is not only a government who may use it.
He is in Russia not by a choice. He continues trying to get an asylum in free countries. But it seems things are often not the same as they look from the first sight.
The modern political system is based on surveillance. Actually it is the surveillance. Read "Code Book" by Simon Singh, ISBN 1-85702-889-9. All modern state history is basically the history of surveillance.
More than that, in future not just communication devices will be used for surveillance, but any device, a photo-camera, a mixer, TV-set, etc. It is happening already now.
But every cloud has a silver lining, - if you need a private conversation, - put on a light t-shirt and shorts, no watch, not smartphone, no MP3-player, not even a pen, and go with your partner to a park, to a beach, etc. for a private conversation. It would be good not only for privacy, but for heath too. And for environment.
I envision in future important business meeting outdoors while running, or swimming, or just walking. It is the only way to achieve a relative privacy, - an unpredictable outdoor location with no electronic devices around.
I don't get it. Giant heavy SUVs' emissions are OK, but puny light VWs' are not OK. It just does not make sense. It is sort of against the law of conservation of energy. The bigger is the mass the more energy (fuel) one needs to move it. No way around it.
I guess such a big media event could not go out without an authorization. It could be some sort of politics.
It is even more strange to hear it from the US authorities which approved and gave to the world three tons SUVs with immense fuel consumption.
Sure. I think using military drones and robots in general should be banned by an international tretay. Besides, they create terrible image for us, who work with civil UAS, too, and by this impede acceptance and do a lot of harm to economy.
Car industry is stagnating. Cars all look about the same, as a turned upside down enameled pot, so boring.
Why should we pay hundreds or thousands to repair a slight scratch or dent? Why there is no sound alarm when one drives faster than allowed by a law of a land?
You mean probably militry drones, because there are civil drones, whch actually participate in saving people say in disaster areas, making inspections of towers (instead of dangerous climbing), etc.
Flying in a physical world is different from flying in a virtual world. There is no reset button. Service and maintenance of hardware are different too.
A modern manned aircraft is a flying computer too. It may fly without a pilot if necessary. A pilot is needed so far however for legal purposes and to make passengers comfortable.
But as happened recently in Europe a pilot of a manned plane was a problem.
It is a military organization. The project is interesting, but I think any use of robots and AI for military purposes should be banned by a global UN treaty.
Why a car carrying one old man needs 500 horsepowers and a speed of 300 km/h in the first place? This is an aviation speed already.
We should remember that Hillary personally was let down in a bad way by the highest rank official. It is only natural that she did not trust official channels. It is not an excuse, but at least it could be on subconscious level.
The problem is that there is nowhere to go in space. Too much radiation on the solar system's planets, no breathable atmosphere, and the stars are so faraway for our time scale that it's as if they are nonexistent for us at all.
It is not like it was with Christopher Columbus journey.
It all may change one day if human lifespan is prolonged, if the radiation issue is solved somehow, but so far humanity's best bet is to stick to Earth, try to find solutions on this planet.
The Soviet GULAG camps population after the WW2 was about 1.5 million prisoners and exiled https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... . It is much less than, say, current US prisons' population.
It is still too much, but it is not like almost everybody was to end up in a GULAG camp.
And there are people who were rewarded by the highest order of the Hero of the USSR, who had been POW, but were lucky to escape.
I was talking mostly of the USSR soldiers. It was a bad news to get captured for anyone, but for soldiers of Jewish origin it was really the one way ticket. And they after a while kind of knew it and realized that there was just no sense whatsoever to surrender.
If they were wearing US marines' uniform it was their best strategy to survive. It was the same during the WW2 for soldiers of Jewish origin. They knew that becoming a prisoner of war was not an option for them.
I do not know. I do not live in Russia. I've just read about fines for smoking not in the designated places for smoking and for dropping butts on the ground.
Normally in airports there should be smoking areas made from a glass panes.
At least they are making some effort to reduce smoking. It will not be fast for sure, as it is extremely difficult, almost impossible to quit smoking. Tobacco is kind of a drug too, which is extremely addictive. And a social fabric is important part of this addiction.
At the same time, smoking, including passive one, is hazardous for health. It is already almost proven beyond doubt by medica science. Besides, butts on the gtound cause fires, especially in a forest.
There are numerous models of portable ashtrays. Some of them are quite sophisticated.
In Russia one would be heavily fined just for smoking a usual cigarette not in a special place for smoking. The same for throwing a butt on the sidewalk.
I actually like it.
An UAV license for buying a drone should be a law.
I am an UAV pilot myself. Flying a multi-rotor and fixed-wing UAV well is not that simple. It requires extensive theoretical and practical training.
Naza is kind of a Chinese goddess or a hero of a fairy tale. Something in-between, as I could understand. My point is that this is another level of flying. This thing sticks in one point in the air even in the wind when one leaves the levers.
Course Lock mode is a plain miracle. No matter what is an orientation of the quad, it memorizes what was forward at the take off and flies accordingly.
I bought the ARF (almost ready to fly kit ) DJI F450 quadrocopter & Naza V2 flight controller. DJI is a leading Chinese maker.
I assembled it, learned all features and tested extensively. And also Futaba T10J remote control. I never piloted a drone system so stable and reliable. It uses both GPS & CLONASS satellites antenna. It is something incredible.
I had a feeling similar when I bought for the first time a PC in 1995 with an internet access, a feeling that the world is about to change beyond recognition.
This is the project which is be done. But the problem is the littleness of current thinking.
Not only from London to New York, but from London to Hanoi. It is doable, it will create millions of sustainable jobs.
I am a quadrocopter builder and pilot myself. I would agree that it is wrong to fly a quad above people, houses or cars.
An experienced pilot usually can plan a flight in a safe way.
One of the most efficient security measures is flying early in the morning, just when sun begins to rise (at about 6 o'clock). There are less people around, and rising sun makes aerial images better.