At least they could solve the lost airplane problem. Just put bar codes on
the tops...
On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 4:20 PM, Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It's okay, they won't normally be using visible light, so they won't know
> why they suddenly went blind :P
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Airplanes probably don't care much one way or the other.
>>
>> Ask a pilot though...
>>
>> bp
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>
>>
>> On 7/2/2015 2:06 PM, Chuck Macenski wrote:
>>
>> Aren't airplanes allergic to lasers?
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It would make more sense if the lasers are between balloons/drones,
>>> not to earth stations (and certainly not to end users).
>>>
>>> One would also think if communications drones are the next big thing,
>>> they would go the way of communications towers and even satellites. Where
>>> one company owns them, and then rents out space. Remember when 5 cellular
>>> companies would all build their own towers right next to each other?
>>>
>>> On the other hand, this might conflict with the idea of doing it on the
>>> cheap and basically giving away Internet to get eyeballs.
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 02, 2015 10:55 AM
>>> *To:* af@afmug.com
>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] worthless Zuckerberg post about lasers from the
>>> sky
>>>
>>>
>>> There is no fog where they will be deploying this wonderful service.
>>>
>>> Josh Luthman
>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>> Suite 1337
>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>> On Jul 2, 2015 11:52 AM, "Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> How is that different from FSO? FSO has always had problems with
>>>> anything beyond a 1/4 mile or so. Fog is not friendly to light.
>>>>
>>>> bp
>>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 7/2/2015 8:47 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It says nothing and has some stock photos of lasers. But 132,000+
>>>> already like it. And the news aggregators are picking it up.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10102217102231151
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like a TED talk. How to get Internet to the whole world. Get a
>>>> bunch of money, hire some really smart people, and tell them to launch
>>>> balloons with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads. Enjoy.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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