Please wait...
Now that's something. Actual chaos from actual chaotic people. The way the
corporate-controlled "mostly peaceful" DomTerrs burn down Wendy's is so amateur.
Drones are here, and I don't think they can put that genie back into the bottle. They just keep getting better and cheaper, and soon the average wacko will be able to afford one with enough range and payload to carry out an assassination.
At that point, no one who is "important" will ever be able to go out in public again. That may be a good thing.
Drones are here, and I don't think they can put that genie back into the bottle. They just keep getting better and cheaper, and soon the average wacko will be able to afford one with enough range and payload to carry out an assassination.
At that point, no one who is "important" will ever be able to go out in public again. That may be a good thing.
2023-01-26 04:33 from ScottPilgrim <scottpilgrim@uncensored.citadel.org>
Sun Jan 22 2023 13:43:37 EST from ParanoidDelusions
The question is, why would the governments be so afraid of civilians
having the ability to have remote controlled cameras in the skies as
a simple hobby?
The answer is pretty obvious. A collision with a small civilian
drone would be less threat to any sized airplane than a bird
strike.
So... what are they ACTUALLY worried about?
Correction: collision with an /unmodded/ drone would have less impact
than a bird collision. Imagine that drone is carrying a stick of TNT
or some home-made explosives (speaking of hobbyists). Imagine that
drone flying around an airport, shopping mall, or school. Or a busy
freeway.
Yeah but presumably using IEDs against commercial aircraft or schools is already illegal.
Correction: collision with an unmodded drone would have less impact
than a bird collision. Imagine that drone is carrying a stick of TNT
or some home-made explosives (speaking of hobbyists). Imagine that
drone flying around an airport, shopping mall, or school. Or a busy
freeway.
This reminds me of a friend of mine who works in the airforce as an engineer. He built a fucking military rocket prototype in his garage with an empty payload.
A lot of the modern day security is based on the asumption that materials necessary to break havoc are hard to come across. This asumption is kind of wrong.
I had a thought recently. Can somebody please explain to me how credit reporting
doesn't violate antitrust law?
Because there's three companies that do the credit score trackering thingy. Antitrust law requires literally zero competition in the market. That's how cable companies keep their unlawful regional monopolies - "there's competitor ad on TV in this area!"
Fri Jan 27 2023 20:51:26 EST from zelgomerI had a thought recently. Can somebody please explain to me how credit reporting doesn't violate antitrust law?
The only vapes that contribute to metal toxicity are the pieces of shit pushed by Big Tobacco, like "Jool". Big Tobacco is also behind the lobbying efforts for all the anti-vaping laws and regulations over the last 6 years.
Now where did I put that nuclear warhead?
Tue Jan 24 2023 19:33:15 EST from IGnatius T FoobarSo... what are they ACTUALLY worried about?
Vaping. They're worried that the drones might start vaping.
Vaping can deliver toxic metals like nickel and lead into your lungs.
That's METAL! In your LUNGS!
Definitely a good thing. If the "important" people are all politicians ... Actually makes the world moar dangerous for them, since then literally anybody can do an assassination and it may be days or MONTHS before anyone else notices their extended absence from work or politicianing or whatever politicians do.
Thu Jan 26 2023 09:42:27 EST from IGnatius T Foobar
At that point, no one who is "important" will ever be able to go out in public again. That may be a good thing.
The only vapes that contribute to metal toxicity are the pieces of
shit pushed by Big Tobacco, like "Jool". Big Tobacco is also behind
the lobbying efforts for all the anti-vaping laws and regulations
over the last 6 years.
Oh, I don't actually care about the scare tactics. I just like the way that guy in the PSA delivers those lines. In my house we say those lines all the time and no one here smokes or vapes.
It stands to reason that Big Tobacco is behind much of the anti-vape rhetoric.
I also assumed it was coming from the government, who wanted to establish that "vape = smoke" so they could tax it the same as tobacco.
That false equivalence is also the result of Big Tobacco. Before 2016, most people understood they are different. In 2016, Big Tobacco got their way and labeled it as a form of cigarette. Stupid people bought it up.
Sat Jan 28 2023 10:36:28 EST from IGnatius T FoobarI also assumed it was coming from the government, who wanted to establish that "vape = smoke" so they could tax it the same as tobacco.
2023-01-28 10:03 from LadySerenaKitty <ladyserenakitty@uncensored.citadel.org>
Because there's three companies that do the credit score trackering
thingy. Antitrust law requires literally zero competition in the
market. That's how cable companies keep their unlawful regional
monopolies - "there's competitor ad on TV in this area!"
I was thinking antitrust between the banks, not between the bureaus. The banks are effectively sharing data in collusion so that they can decide what products to offer and at what price. Maybe it's obscured by some indirections via third party credit agencies, but how is it any different from McDonald's and Burger King colluding to fix prices based on geography?
Scientism, whichever.
"Se til helvete og kom dere vekk. Det er ikke en bikkje, det er en slags ting! Det imiterer en bikkje, det er ikke virkelig! Kom dere vekk, idioter!"
:)
Sun Feb 26 2023 04:29:51 PM EST from IGnatius T Foobar
Thanks for bearing with us as we performed some system upgrades this weekend.
So, for those of you who weren't already aware ...
Today is UNCENSORED's 35th birthday!
Yes, we've been online for that long. We opened our doors on 1988-mar-10 as a local dialup BBS in West Harrison, NY, USA. Since then, more than 83,000 people have at one time or another have experinced our online community -- sometimes chaotic, sometimes irreverent, sometimes nerdish, but always unique.
For the nostalgic, here's a web page showing the original computer we first ran the system on:
[ https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=515 ]
As always, thank you to everyone for being part of the adventure. I look forward to providing many more years of service, and we do have some exciting things planned for the future. In the mean time, please invite all of your friends here, especially if they've had their fill of mainstream social networks and are looking for a more folksy place to hang out.
Meowy Bootday, Citadel! 🎉
So, for those of you who weren't already aware ...
Today is UNCENSORED's 35th birthday!
As always, thank you to everyone for being part of the adventure. I
look forward to providing many more years of service, and we do have
some exciting things planned for the future. In the mean time, please
invite all of your friends here, especially if they've had their fill
of mainstream social networks and are looking for a more folksy place
to hang out.
I invited the horses, but they haven't figured out keyboards yet. A dog in here is also trying to write something with his nose, or so I think, because he is enthusiastically hitting keys and making it hard for me to write anything. I think he wants me to tell you "Happy Citadel Day"
VR helmets and gloves
I invited the horses, but they haven't figured out keyboards yet. A dog in here is also trying to write something with his nose, or so I think, because he is enthusiastically hitting keys and making it hard for me to write anything. I think he wants me to tell you "Happy Citadel Day"