• OwOarchist@pawb.social
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    23 hours ago

    Aw, I was hoping for less than $50k. That’s still pretty expensive!

    Plus, they probably don’t even come with payloads, so that will add additional cost.

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      21 hours ago

      Fill it with white powder and the reaction will cause more damage than a bomb would have caused.

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        19 hours ago

        Can you imagine the panic a consumer drone would cause if it flew over the White House and dropped baking soda on it.

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        19 hours ago

        Honestly, one high-profile incident like that would probably be enough to get civilian ownership of drones banned across the country.

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    18 hours ago

    I went to Alibaba to look around and holy shit searching is so ass and takes so long because of the “AI”. hahaha

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    23 hours ago

    A drone listing is described in the seller’s catalogue as a “cruise missile” able to carry a 2kg warhead 30km

    If you’re lucky, it’ll carry a 0.5kg warhead 10km. That’s assuming they don’t ship it with any missing pieces.

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    20 hours ago

    $96US to build a 3D printed Stinger shoulder launched missile and now mail ordered drones. Things aren’t looking good.

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      Open source guided missiles are a good thing in some ways. We, as civilians, need defenses against drones.

      You don’t need a 3d printer either, there are products you can use, from old propane cannisters, to metal pipes, as the rocket body.

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    22 hours ago

    How much literal shit do you think it could carry to Pennsylvania Ave? Asking for a friend.