You cannot manage that precision unless literally trying for weeks. Somebody would probably notice that, in particular as the drones would need to be pretty large and you would get at least a few hundred near-misses or harmless impacts before even one engine strike. I think the whole thing would basically just bankrupt the would-be terrorists, nothing else. Not even a modern anti-air missile hits a plane spot-on. They detonate within 50m or so and kill the plane with shrapnel, because that is the best precision they can manage.
Seriously, stop the disaster-fantasies. They are not real.
Batteries do not explode on impact or at all. No, really not. They can overheat and if they have a steel container (LiPos do not) they can sort of "pop" pretty non-violently. They can also burn, but that again takes a while from the time they get damaged.
It is basically impossible to find a small, fragmented object that was scattered over dozens of square kilometers unless you invest a lot of money. So, no, there will not be a damaged drone to examine.
It is pilots scared of drones because they do not understand them. So they claim "drone" whenever they have no clear indication it was a bird. That will be most of the time, because they do not have the time to see what they hit.
Ah, yes. You know what? Flying an airplane with people on board _could_ result in a loss of life! The statement is meaningless without some actual professional risk evaluation, not the panicky bullshit by amateurs we are getting.
Incidentally, letting amateurs fly 20 pound drones has a lot of other, far more relevant risks. That is not a good idea in the first place.
And that is the problem. While they are trying to save their outdated business-model, the only way they can do so has so massive drawbacks for individuals and society as a whole, it can never work. Their business-model is dead, the only question is how much damage they can do before they finally realize that.
And the robot being stolen in addition (otherwise it will probably not pay enough). Also expect them to be kicked, put into dumpsters, set on fire, hit with a baseball-bat, thrown into lakes and rivers, etc. Will be interesting to see whether they have a chance long-term or whether plain human stupidity and hunger to feel superior (even if only to a robot) will prevail. Personally, I would like them being successful, in particular on-demand package delivery would be really nice, but we will see.
You are one of the lucky ones that notice they are missing out. Most that can do speed-reading apparently do not even notice. Speed-reading is truly the big-mac of literacy.
If you are stupid and your capacity for integrating knowledge is very low, then you are right. These poor failures can only retain data, but not turn it into knowledge. Data can be downloaded as fast as possible, does not matter. Recall is a good metric for data retention, but meaningless as a metric for understanding, and it has generally become more and more meaningless to remember a lot of things with how easy looking things up has gotten. Understanding is however critical for ever getting good at anything.
If you are one of the few (maybe 10-15% pf the population and apparently only loosely tied to IQ) that can and routinely will integrate new data to turn it into knowledge, then you do not even need to be told that speed-reading is worse than worthless, you will already know.
All those people that think remembering things is an indication for understanding are just demonstrating that they have none.
Same here. It is not that getting good in any STEM area requires this directly, it is that the people that have the potential to get good enjoy doing this and hence get good anyways. There are not a lot of us around though and others do not get it (just as Kirk here). For example, one way to recognize a coder that has it is to just ask whether they code things in their spare time for fun. People that do not do this will always struggle to even be mediocre at it and they will never truly care bout their craft.
I think you were screwed over. My condolences. If you have the intelligence to do more than just remember facts, then it is a tragedy to never learn to do so.
Same here. Speed-readers are missing out on any but the most superficial entertainment and educational value. Both need integration of what you need and that often takes more time than slow-reading. If you speed-read, you do not even notice what you miss.
But I am not surprised many people do not understand this: Many people only understand "quantity" (as in "better" numbers), but are completely oblivious to the meaning of "quality". This is not a new problem, people have always been this stupid. The only difference is that with the Internet the stupid ones become more visible.
I think the problem is "reporters" and PR-people that feel they must make everything a world-shattering story. Of course, the other half of the problem is people that are ready believe such things. Even this/. thread if full of them.
The story describes progress, but actual research takes time, often a lot of it and "brain/nerve interfaces" are still in an early stage. For example, Cochlea-Implants were pioneered in the 1960, are commonplace today, but still only have a lifetime of 15-20 years and need to be replaced after that.
A failing administration usually turns into a pork-barrel for all involved as one of the later steps. That has already happened in the US. Next steps: full-blown police state, fascism, economic collapse, dark age, slow rebuilding. Maybe throw in a nuclear war to make things even worse.
And then they will raise taxes to pay for more failures. On the other hand, it is pretty clear that the US still has some years and maybe decades of remaining functional lifetime. Hence there must have been worse examples in history.
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You cannot manage that precision unless literally trying for weeks. Somebody would probably notice that, in particular as the drones would need to be pretty large and you would get at least a few hundred near-misses or harmless impacts before even one engine strike. I think the whole thing would basically just bankrupt the would-be terrorists, nothing else. Not even a modern anti-air missile hits a plane spot-on. They detonate within 50m or so and kill the plane with shrapnel, because that is the best precision they can manage.
Seriously, stop the disaster-fantasies. They are not real.
Batteries do not explode on impact or at all. No, really not. They can overheat and if they have a steel container (LiPos do not) they can sort of "pop" pretty non-violently. They can also burn, but that again takes a while from the time they get damaged.
What part of "no damage found" are you unable to comprehend?
Yup, that is the currently popular reasoning. Apparently, "panic" is the new "rational".
It is basically impossible to find a small, fragmented object that was scattered over dozens of square kilometers unless you invest a lot of money. So, no, there will not be a damaged drone to examine.
Indeed.
It is pilots scared of drones because they do not understand them. So they claim "drone" whenever they have no clear indication it was a bird. That will be most of the time, because they do not have the time to see what they hit.
Don't give them ideas! While they likely could not down planes that way, they could cause a lot of panic against the moronic majority by trying.
Ah, yes. You know what? Flying an airplane with people on board _could_ result in a loss of life! The statement is meaningless without some actual professional risk evaluation, not the panicky bullshit by amateurs we are getting.
Incidentally, letting amateurs fly 20 pound drones has a lot of other, far more relevant risks. That is not a good idea in the first place.
Apparently, no repairs were needed, nobody was injured and they are not even sure it was a drone. Talk about irrational fears...
Indeed.
And that is the problem. While they are trying to save their outdated business-model, the only way they can do so has so massive drawbacks for individuals and society as a whole, it can never work. Their business-model is dead, the only question is how much damage they can do before they finally realize that.
Hahahahahaha, in an age where infrastructure is in steady decline, you expect billions to be invested in new infrastructure?
And the robot being stolen in addition (otherwise it will probably not pay enough). Also expect them to be kicked, put into dumpsters, set on fire, hit with a baseball-bat, thrown into lakes and rivers, etc. Will be interesting to see whether they have a chance long-term or whether plain human stupidity and hunger to feel superior (even if only to a robot) will prevail. Personally, I would like them being successful, in particular on-demand package delivery would be really nice, but we will see.
Apparently, this idiotic term is trying to assimilate things it has absolutely no business describing.
You are one of the lucky ones that notice they are missing out. Most that can do speed-reading apparently do not even notice. Speed-reading is truly the big-mac of literacy.
If you are stupid and your capacity for integrating knowledge is very low, then you are right. These poor failures can only retain data, but not turn it into knowledge. Data can be downloaded as fast as possible, does not matter. Recall is a good metric for data retention, but meaningless as a metric for understanding, and it has generally become more and more meaningless to remember a lot of things with how easy looking things up has gotten. Understanding is however critical for ever getting good at anything.
If you are one of the few (maybe 10-15% pf the population and apparently only loosely tied to IQ) that can and routinely will integrate new data to turn it into knowledge, then you do not even need to be told that speed-reading is worse than worthless, you will already know.
All those people that think remembering things is an indication for understanding are just demonstrating that they have none.
You do not know what you miss. I pity you as you are losing out on one of life's greatest pleasures.
Same here. It is not that getting good in any STEM area requires this directly, it is that the people that have the potential to get good enjoy doing this and hence get good anyways. There are not a lot of us around though and others do not get it (just as Kirk here). For example, one way to recognize a coder that has it is to just ask whether they code things in their spare time for fun. People that do not do this will always struggle to even be mediocre at it and they will never truly care bout their craft.
I think you were screwed over. My condolences. If you have the intelligence to do more than just remember facts, then it is a tragedy to never learn to do so.
Same here. Speed-readers are missing out on any but the most superficial entertainment and educational value. Both need integration of what you need and that often takes more time than slow-reading. If you speed-read, you do not even notice what you miss.
But I am not surprised many people do not understand this: Many people only understand "quantity" (as in "better" numbers), but are completely oblivious to the meaning of "quality". This is not a new problem, people have always been this stupid. The only difference is that with the Internet the stupid ones become more visible.
I think the problem is "reporters" and PR-people that feel they must make everything a world-shattering story. Of course, the other half of the problem is people that are ready believe such things. Even this /. thread if full of them.
The story describes progress, but actual research takes time, often a lot of it and "brain/nerve interfaces" are still in an early stage. For example, Cochlea-Implants were pioneered in the 1960, are commonplace today, but still only have a lifetime of 15-20 years and need to be replaced after that.
Worker-bees are not the real problem. But there is only so much that worker-bees can do to keep the whole functioning and they are failing.
A failing administration usually turns into a pork-barrel for all involved as one of the later steps. That has already happened in the US. Next steps: full-blown police state, fascism, economic collapse, dark age, slow rebuilding. Maybe throw in a nuclear war to make things even worse.
And then they will raise taxes to pay for more failures. On the other hand, it is pretty clear that the US still has some years and maybe decades of remaining functional lifetime. Hence there must have been worse examples in history.