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Drones

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  • 15-03-2018 9:58pm
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    Clickbait
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 84 ✭✭


    What are they? Are they flying cameras?


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    Jack Kanoff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,119 ✭✭✭Jack Kanoff


    Clickbait wrote: »
    What are they? Are they flying cameras?

    They're flying peeping tom devices.


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    #3
    Atoms for Peace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Atoms for Peace


    Boring monotonous bastids.


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    #4
    Agricola
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    They help protect 'Murica and spread democracy.


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    #5
    SEPT 23 1989
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    They are an accident waiting to happen


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    #6
    super_furry
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    Robot dinosaurs.


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    #7
    Jim Bob Scratcher
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,231 ✭✭✭Jim Bob Scratcher


    Flying Vladimir Putin's


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    #8
    The_Valeyard
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    Lot of them in beehives


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    #9
    5rtytry56
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    They are dull.


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    #10
    TomSweeney
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    That's one!


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    They are fertile male ants.


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    Donald Trump
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    They're handy things that my predecessor Barack Osama used for killing wimmins and kids in the Middle East


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    Are Am Eye
    Registered Users Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Are Am Eye


    TomSweeney wrote: »


    That's one!


    That came out of the blue.


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    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    They scare cows.


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    #15
    degrassinoel
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    ahh, the old flying penis gambit, there's no defence for that one, 'specially if it's pulled off in just the right way :P


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    #16
    scamalert
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    the dji ones seems nice but unless your some video editor by profession id say it gets boring quite fast plus 15 min or so flying time and restrictions on locations and other crap that can go wrong, its fun but dunno maybe playing with someones for 10 minutes would be more then enough.

    but if you speak of the military ones that can stay 12h or so in single spot and launch hellfire missiles all done fom the couch at home would beat any flight sim :D imagine how much less scum would be no need to chase joyriders or just wait until theres enough clowns in one spot and make a crater would eliminate a lot of scum,and easy to blame on meteor or say Chinese.


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    #17
    Graces7
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    Only ever seen one, at the funeral on Omey of the last resident. Creepy spying things. Invading privacy


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    #18
    rgodard80a
    Registered Users Posts: 568 ✭✭✭rgodard80a


    I bought one for Christmas, just in the €80 range.

    The main point was to play with aerial photography a little.
    Find a nice beach or scenic spot, fly the drone up in the air and turn it around 360 degrees for some nice panorama shots.

    The reality, it's tricky to fly and I lost control of it the 2 times I've tried flying it. You're not allowed fly it in public parks.

    As for the invading privacy criticism, you could say the same about dashcams and smart phone cameras. Anyone in a public place should have no expectation of privacy. But whether the footage can/should be publicly shared afterwards is where data protection/privacy comes into it.

    I'd be more worried about the professional level drones, eg. where some paparazzi "journalist" used one to film into some celebrities back garden.

    I wouldn't be surprised in the future if police departments where able to deploy drones to reach crime scenes first, or even patrol areas.


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    biko
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    They are how Obama hoped winning the war on terror


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    WoollyRedHat
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    They're augmented birds.

    Flying robotic dinosaurs are next, coming to skies near you!


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    Graces7
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    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    They're augmented birds.

    Flying robotic dinosaurs are next, coming to skies near you!

    Oh MY! Will we need huge umbrellas? ;)


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    insta_mavic
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    Yes they are basically flying cameras.


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    #23
    insta_mavic
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭insta_mavic


    Depending on makes/models they have a load of technology built in like GPS


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    #24
    YFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Are these prices real or just too good to be true?

    https://www.wish.com/search/long%20range%20drones?campaign_id=9619068649&from_ad=goog_kw_search&keyword=long%20range%20drones&hide_login_modal=true


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    #25
    corner of hells
    Registered Users Posts: 8,362 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    My dog ate my neighbours drone when it landed in my garden last year.
    My neighbour is now flying a new drone again over the house, my younger son is debating taking a shot at it with an air soft rifle , hes probably wasting his time but all the same.


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    cj maxx
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    YFlyer wrote: »
    Are these prices real or just too good to be true?

    https://www.wish.com/search/long%20range%20drones?campaign_id=9619068649&from_ad=goog_kw_search&keyword=long%20range%20drones&hide_login_modal=true

    I thought they'd be way dearer.
    Might chance it for that price


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    Strumms
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    corner of hells wrote: »
    My dog ate my neighbours drone when it landed in my garden last year.
    My neighbour is now flying a new drone again over the house, my younger son is debating taking a shot at it with an air soft rifle , hes probably wasting his time but all the same.

    If my neighbor was flying a drone over my house it wouldn’t only be the drone I’d be taking aim at with that rifle. It’s amazing how little cop on and respect people have for those around them. They need to find a beach, park or big field..

    “Drones may not fly within 30 meters (98.4 feet) of people, crowds, vehicles, or buildings.”

    That’s according to the Irish Aviation Authority.

    https://www.iaa.ie/general-aviation/drones

    drone-regulations-guidance


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    [Deleted User]
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    YFlyer wrote: »
    Are these prices real or just too good to be true?

    https://www.wish.com/search/long%20range%20drones?campaign_id=9619068649&from_ad=goog_kw_search&keyword=long%20range%20drones&hide_login_modal=true

    Too bad to be true imo

    Cheap drones = less privacy, more footage that can be used against citizens

    which will inevitably lead to whatever laws there are around privacy being eased; not good in my book.


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    #29
    whisky_galore
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    Annoying, like pigeons. But unlike pigeons, they don't sh1t on you.


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    #30
    Baggly
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    Mod

    I suggest you visit the drones forum.


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