Comment Re:Lindor (Score 1) 113
I thought you just said you were too close to retirement to risk pissing anyone off?
And then you go ahead and do this...
I thought you just said you were too close to retirement to risk pissing anyone off?
And then you go ahead and do this...
Sheez, I don't know how you people manage to live in this dirty, stinky world. That line about cyclists being smelly and dirty is getting really, really old.
I'd like to see you try biking 15-20 miles (each way) through 100+-degree heat without breaking a sweat. Throw in some hills while you're at it, too.
(Hint: what works well in some parts of the world isn't necessarily going to work as well elsewhere. Most of the world isn't flat. Big chunks of it regularly see temperatures above the 60s and 70s, often for months at a time.)
'[detecting] theft from cash machines, preventing theft of tractors and monitoring antisocial driving,'
Don't cash machines already have cameras built in? Want to protect your tractor, Joe the Farmer? Aim your own camera at it. See an "antisocial driver"? Report them!
'Also, due to the expense involved, it has also been suggested that some data could be sold off to private companies, or the drones could be used for commercial purposes'
Surprise, surprise...
'So we'll see TV shows featuring footage captured by drones?'
Welcome to "The Truman Show".
'Google might buy it too but if its targeting people it'll make obscuring faces harder.'
Naah... they already obscure places on their maps... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=IBM+Endicott&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.043149,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=IBM&hnear=Endicott,+NY&ll=42.105801,-76.04732&spn=0.005651,0.009645&t=h&z=17
North Korea, on the other hand, is not running as a functional country in any sense of the word. The competence of the leadership is very much in question, and many of their past actions suggest a level of delusion that could potentially lead to very destructive behaviour.
The United States, on the other hand, is not running as a functional country in any sense of the word. The competence of the leadership is very much in question, and many of their past actions suggest a level of delusion that has already lead to very destructive behavior.
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