The Drone Papers

Onkel Neal · 10-16-15, 11:00 AM

Yeah, the day is coming when drones will be everywhere. Scary!

My ex-wife will probably have one on standby outside my house....

Platapus · 10-16-15, 11:16 AM

Technology causes problems and ultimately solves problems

http://petapixel.com/2015/10/15/this...h-radio-waves/

10-16-15, 11:28 AM

The thing is, drones aren't the problem, be it military or civilian.
It is who uses them and how he uses them.

Some MQ-9 Reaper is a fine piece of military technology and totally able to deliver pin point strikes with minimal effort and danger to own forces... but this all is moot when you happily apply a doctrine where civilian casualties are accepted.

In the civilian area, they spread more and more, uncontrolled - that is the problem. Here in Germania, drones are used to deliver packages/important stuff like medicine to "remote" islands (Halligen), which is a good idea if conducted by professionals with maximum possible safety rules.

Buddahaid · 10-16-15, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

The thing is, drones aren't the problem, be it military or civilian.
It is who uses them and how he uses them.

Funny that that is exactly the argument used in the gun control thread so apparently drones are the problem and should be banned.

10-16-15, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Funny that that is exactly the argument used in the gun control thread so apparently drones are the problem and should be banned.

By whom?
By me? Quote me. Or anyone here who regularly participates in the gun thread, for I haven't read that once.

Buddahaid · 10-16-15, 11:53 AM

The pro gun lobby says "guns don't kill people, people kill people" and the anti gun lobby says bull, guns are evil in themselves and must be eliminated.

Anyway that's how your phase quoted above struck me.

Catfish · 10-16-15, 12:54 PM

Nuclear weapons don't kill people.
Poison gas does not kill people.
Such things are just peacefully lying around, never to be used..

10-16-15, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

The pro gun lobby says "guns don't kill people, people kill people" and the anti gun lobby says bull, guns are evil in themselves and must be eliminated.

Anyway that's how your phase quoted above struck me.

Am I part of the anti-gun lobby?
Is someone who wants stricter rules "anti gun"?

The world isn't black and white.

Betonov · 10-16-15, 11:53 AM

Quote me
Drones are bad and should be banned.
Non trained amateurs have no use and no need for drones and we really don't need some moron flying a drone into a jumbo jet engine for that ''perfect shot''
You want a nice fotograph. Use your legs and climb a hill.

vienna · 10-16-15, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Yeah, the day is coming when drones will be everywhere. Scary!

My ex-wife will probably have one on standby outside my house....

Good Lord! If ex's get drones, I will have to live in fear of coordinated strikes by full formations with air cover...

<O>

eddie · 10-16-15, 01:23 PM

It will be interesting to see in the future how "clean" German drone strikes will be concerning civilians.

https://www.rt.com/news/259633-eu-military-drones-deal/

Eichhörnchen · 10-16-15, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vienna

Good Lord! If ex's get drones, I will have to live in fear of coordinated strikes by full formations with air cover...

<O>

How many ex's have you got ?

Buddahaid · 10-16-15, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

How many ex's have you got ?

All his ex's live in Texas. .......

Oberon · 10-16-15, 04:12 PM

This is why I put a lot of hope into the ARSS. Much cleaner than a Hellfire from a Reaper.

Of course, correct target designation will be the main problem.

vienna · 10-16-15, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

How many ex's have you got ?

Wed and unwed, enough to look back on fondly and to look forward with dread...

<O>

10-16-15, 11:00 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Yeah, the day is coming when drones will be everywhere. Scary! My ex-wife will probably have one on standby outside my house.... __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

10-16-15, 11:16 AM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,388 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Technology causes problems and ultimately solves problems http://petapixel.com/2015/10/15/this...h-radio-waves/ __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-16-15, 11:53 AM	#6
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,332 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	The pro gun lobby says "guns don't kill people, people kill people" and the anti gun lobby says bull, guns are evil in themselves and must be eliminated. Anyway that's how your phase quoted above struck me. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

10-16-15, 12:54 PM	#7
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,799 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Nuclear weapons don't kill people. Poison gas does not kill people. Such things are just peacefully lying around, never to be used.. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

10-16-15, 01:23 PM	#11
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	It will be interesting to see in the future how "clean" German drone strikes will be concerning civilians. https://www.rt.com/news/259633-eu-military-drones-deal/ __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

10-16-15, 11:28 AM	#3
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	The thing is, drones aren't the problem, be it military or civilian. It is who uses them and how he uses them. Some MQ-9 Reaper is a fine piece of military technology and totally able to deliver pin point strikes with minimal effort and danger to own forces... but this all is moot when you happily apply a doctrine where civilian casualties are accepted. In the civilian area, they spread more and more, uncontrolled - that is the problem. Here in Germania, drones are used to deliver packages/important stuff like medicine to "remote" islands (Halligen), which is a good idea if conducted by professionals with maximum possible safety rules.

10-16-15, 11:53 AM	#9
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Quote me Drones are bad and should be banned. Non trained amateurs have no use and no need for drones and we really don't need some moron flying a drone into a jumbo jet engine for that ''perfect shot'' You want a nice fotograph. Use your legs and climb a hill.

10-16-15, 04:12 PM	#14
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	This is why I put a lot of hope into the ARSS. Much cleaner than a Hellfire from a Reaper. Of course, correct target designation will be the main problem.

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