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P.S. The Ralphie of Christmas

artappraiser — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:05:52 +0000

In reply to I know a lot more about the

P.S. The Ralphie of Christmas 2014 will probably be wanting a cool drone from Radio Shack to spy on the bully gang or to gain an advantage when playin' army or a Paintball variant. ( I suppose you could even chase rabbits with it if that was your thing.)

I am so old that I remember

artappraiser — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:49:52 +0000

In reply to Satellites! And the unmanned

I am so old that I remember the days before Google Earth when it was a big big deal when websites like Cryptome published photos of public figures' houses. Now everyone can get pictures of everyone else's house.

Edit to add: and thanks to Zillow, everyone can also know, without hiring a private detective, how much everyone else's house is worth, how bathrooms they have, what they pay in property taxes, etc.

I know a lot more about the

artappraiser — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:46:32 +0000

In reply to Maybe I'm wrong and maybe I

I know a lot more about the trials, tribulations, shames and joys of the personal lives of complete strangers than I care to, owing to their habit of conversing loudly about such things on cellphones in public as if no one else was there. (Could this possibly be the main reason kidz these days prefer texting?)

Oh and, this thought is for those who know about the BB gun subplot of A Christmas Story: Whatever happened to mom saying "no you can't have a cell phone, it will give you brain cancer"?

That looks to be an

A Guy Called LULU — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:08:00 +0000

In reply to One task I remember reading

That looks to be an interesting site. I will probably end up spending some time there.

Ah, you are right again.

A Guy Called LULU — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:25:29 +0000

In reply to Satellites! And the unmanned

Ah, you are right again. Those obvious examples flew right by me.

Maybe I'm wrong and maybe I

Michael Maiello — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:16:03 +0000

In reply to There was a discussion here

Maybe I'm wrong and maybe I should be more concerned about creeping changes. But then I'd have to reconsider a lot. For example, how much personal information I've granted to insurance companies, online retailers and, heck, even the kind of information I used to fork over back when I'd want to rent a movie form Blockbuster...

Satellites! And the unmanned

Michael Maiello — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:14:27 +0000

In reply to Other than tethered balloons

Satellites! And the unmanned rockets that put them there.

One task I remember reading

Verified Atheist — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:13:46 +0000

In reply to Bullets maybe? Just noticed

One task I remember reading about was mail delivery, such as for UPS. Here's a web-site discussing many possible uses (including ones you might find objectionable).

Here's one blurb:

The most visible target applications are the so called 3D or Dull, Dirty and Dangerous missions. As an example of such a need, after the Chernobyl nuclear accident, helicopter pilots flew rescue and damage assessment missions. Today, several are dead from radiation exposure or complications from secondary infections contracted after exposure to radioactive gas. UAV operations would obviate this unnecessary loss of life.

Bullets maybe? Just noticed

LULU — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:57:36 +0000

In reply to Other than tethered balloons

Bullets maybe?

Just noticed that I wasn't identifying myself, but it was probably obvious.

Other than tethered balloons

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:35:58 +0000

In reply to Right. Though a lot of

Other than tethered balloons holding up signs, I am wondering what these tons of unmanned flying commercial things might consist of.