While drone based transport looks a bit silly now in the absence of regulation etc. we seem to have overcome the limitations of many, many traditional deliveries occuring simultaneously on the much more crowded road network. It looks terribly energy inefficient to me, but that never stopped "progress". I have little doubt if it registers as a positive on a corporate bottom line it will happen. Regards, Michael Skeggs
On 3 December 2013 09:54, Jan Whitaker <[email protected]> wrote: > At 09:30 AM 3/12/2013, Paul Brooks you wrote: > > > I also wonder how they protect against theft. > > > >....and firearms. With the US being as it is, and a fleet of > >self-steering skeets > >whizzing by, I doubt if they will all survive the trigger-happy crazies. > > > http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/08/22/214453184/colorado-town-may-issue-licenses-to-shoot-down-drones > But I can't find a story that says they have done it. > > This is a new twist: - drones used for hunting..... > http://www.webpronews.com/colorado-considers-ban-on-hunting-drones-2013-11 > > http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/Blog/2013/12/02/Colorado-man-offering-drone-hunting-lessons-in-Deer-Trail/8261385993846/ > > Jan > > > > > Melbourne, Victoria, Australia > [email protected] > > Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so how > do you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your > space. > ~Margaret Atwood, writer > > _ __________________ _ > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
