• Jhex@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    this could only be stupider if they said AI would be used to deploy the drones

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    LOL they’re using the DJI Video system on those drones. The antennas are DJI.

    And that is the absolute worst thing they could have used. DJIs wall penetration sucks ass and since schools are typically built sturdier than regular houses, they’ll have 2 rooms of nice image that turn into a blocky Minecraft mess right after. They should have gone with a high power analog system since that would give the best wall penetration.

    Also, they only recently allowed BVLOS flights in the USA - might be for these things only.

    To add to that: those drones can be hacked, but only if you press the WiFi button on the drone itself, since it deactivates that when powered on normally; or if you connect it via USB. Also, if they control it via remote - the DJI remote is worse than ELRS. A 868 ELRS module would be better penetration wise but worse for latency. You can’t hack ELRS remotely, since they are secured via passphrase. If your passphrase is “I don’t like where this is going”, you need to install that on the drone and the controller. Any drone with that phrase can be controlled with any controller using that phrase.

    Also, the drone in the picture is likely a 3“ cinewhoop. Those are made for lift, not for speed. But even then, the maximum weight of one of those would be 1200 grams. Looking at the pictures, 600 grams could be the battery and about 200 the drone, that leaves 400 grams for deadly things.

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      15 hours ago

      Many of us are trying to leave as quickly as possible. You can’t fix a society of deeply fucking stupid as this one has become.

    • altphoto@lemmy.today
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      No wait, they got thought listening devices! What if they set them up in schools to listen to everyone’s thoughts! Everyone would be safe because you can listen to all teenager’s thoughts!

      OK let’s start…listening to the guy over there… Wow! Jessica has tits! …hmmm okay moving on to another kid’s thoughts…

      Oh shit, nevermind! Nevermind!

    • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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      They shoot pepper balls.

      Having said that, they might get kids killed when they’re trying to hide from a gunman but can’t stop coughing because the room is filled with pepperball dust.

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        Right? We’re gonna use drones to kill unarmed kids, without the expense of having to ship stuff to a different country. It’s like a 60% off coupon for your favorite hobby, Uncle Sam is creaming himself in anticipation.

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    the drones were equipped with pepper rounds plus a glass breaker

    That’s still terrible to be at a school but I bet it would be a hell of a lot of fun to play around with. Like aerial battle bots.

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      Yeah, let’s push for gun control as the fascists are taking over! Wonderful idea!

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        Some of these jackasses are so brainwashed they’re still worried about the thing the masters told them to worry about for decades.

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    Fucking hilarious quote here:

    “It’s a bit like that movie The Matrix, where the agent can jump into the nearest person and immediately be good to go. We’re a little bit like that—but we’re the good guys,” he added.

    Oh yeah so it’s kinda like the terrifying dystopian surveillance nightmare where people are oppressed at all times by an omnipresent, invincible, untouchable outer force that compels them to unquestionably follow the path laid out for them in life by their masters. But like, in a good way!

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      What actually happens to people who’s body is taken by the agent in the matrix? They can’t be not dead, right? This makes it even better.

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    Next headline reads “armed drones were hacked and lead to worst systematic school shooting in history”

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    You know how most school shootings can be stopped in the US? Safe storage laws. Most of the time the shooter is an underage kid who got access to their parents’ guns and went to shoot up the school. Obviously it wouldn’t stop shit like Uvalde and Sandy Hook. But it would still stop a fuckload of smaller shootings we don’t hear about because they are background noise at this point.

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      Safe storage laws, licenses and responsibility for anything that happens with your gun. No public carry laws. Removal of gun owning rights for people that commit violent or drug related crime. These are like the bare minimum needed to have a society with guns.

      Police vists for people acting unhinged online and check they dont have any illegal weapons. Different classes of licenses with increased scruity.

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      1 day ago

      Next mass shooting headline: Bullied nerd hacks armed drones in school to extract bloody revenge.

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      How would you enforce such a law? Sounds like all they would do would be to allow you to prosecute people after the fact.

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        Yes, and when people realize it is being enforced they will do it more.

        Also add the cavet that if a gun is stolen and misused by a member of the household, they would be liable for whatever actions were taken. This putting them on the hook for the shooting, too.

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          Honestly I’m not sure about that. Most people don’t want their kids to be murderers in the first place, yet here we are. They never think their kid would do it.

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            That’s wishful thinking. We’ve seen time and time again that parents are (willfully) ignorant about their kids mental health issues and will look their other way while their precious sketching hallways and figures out the choke points.

            You’re responsible for the people your gun kills is a pretty simple fix and would probably lead to lots of people buying gun safes overnight.

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      I bet my ass those drones will have more backdors and vulnerabilities than a public square camera. This shit will be hacked by a kid with kali linux and a hoodie in no time.