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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGood "Nova" program on PBS tonight, about drones.
And the technology behind them.
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Good "Nova" program on PBS tonight, about drones. (Original Post)
Archae
Jan 2013
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longship
(40,416 posts)1. For good as well as for bad.
It is a technology which can do a lot of good. Or, it can be abused.
There is nothing about drone aircraft that is inherently evil. It can be misused, however.
I am looking forward to this one. It is an incredible technology.
TheMightyFavog
(13,770 posts)3. here's one misuse of civilian drone technology
Some weirdo in The Netherlands made a quadrotor drone out of his recently deceased cat.
longship
(40,416 posts)4. OMG! I'd hate to see that looking in my bedroom window.
What would be worse? A dead pet ferret.
Weasels ripped my flesh!
Archae
(46,301 posts)2. This stuff is scary.