Maybe it is just me, but I've noticed everything is either a joke or being treated as one when I read the paper these days.
"In a region where the associations with the word “drone” carries a more threatening meaning—think large Predators with missiles rather than more innocuous quadcopters—the Emiratis have taken a strikingly optimistic stance about the potential benefits of small autonomous crafts. They’ve proposed to equip the police crew with camera-carrying drones, and using the crafts for delivering government mail."
That should help the post office cut costs here!
For some reason the Drones for Good contest and $1 million dollar prize from the United Arab Emirates has been obscured; therefore, I will not take this seriously.
"Aviation officials are investigating reports of a drone near Logan International Airport last weekend. As United Airlines 1087 arrived at the airport about 4:20 p.m. Saturday, the pilot reported seeing an unmanned aircraft, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The inbound plane was a Boeing 737 aircraft, the FAA said. It was flying at an altitude of 7,000 feet, about 8 miles northeast of the airport. No details on the unmanned craft were released."
Never saw it again.
"President Obama’s administration took the first step to opening the skies to widespread civilian drone flights while proposing strict limits on commercial operations and privacy rules for those flown by government agencies. On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration unveiled a plan to permit businesses to use small unmanned aircraft at low altitudes flown by a person who is at least 17 years old and who has an FAA certificate. Flights would not be allowed out of sight of the operator or over crowds and drones could not fly faster than 100 miles per hour. Pizza deliveries and other retail shipments like those envisioned by Amazon.com won’t be permitted. Still, it’s the most significant attempt so far to set a framework for controlling a new technology. Allowing drones to be flown for business may produce $100 million or more in economic benefits, the FAA says.
I'm $ure certain intere$ts are not finding that funny.
Obama, in a separate policy directive released Sunday, made his first attempt to address privacy as government agencies use more drones. They must limit the collection and retention of data gathered by unmanned aircraft, and local and state agencies receiving federal grants must also create drone privacy policies. The FAA is also considering more flexible rules for ‘‘micro’’ drones lighter than 4.4 pounds, which pose lower risks. The FAA currently bans commercial drone flights except for a few dozen companies that have been granted waivers. The agency has faced criticism that it’s taking too long to allow more drones in the skies."
Not to be a part pooper, but....
Related: Droning While Drinking at the White House
It's the same as a drunk driving, right?
Also see: Leaked US 'Kill List' Is Way Bigger Than We Thought, Includes Suspected Drug Dealers
Why is it I never end my posts laughing?
