It's not like they're waving a wand and making them all disappear anyway.
They are... if nothing can speak SSLv3 to them.
Maybe, but I suspect maybe not. The electromagnetic spectrum (which includes light frequencies) has particular characteristics that do not change much with increases in frequencies, closed system or not.
Granted, but optical signals are not generated by a coil of wire and interleaved metal plates. You can't just tweak a capacitor to adjust the frequency of a laser.
...fire-fighting aircraft should also be drones.
That is a very good point. On the other hand, smoke-jumpers must be airlifted.
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