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Depending on the state you're in you can get sued for all that money back, best to CYA

SG-1 is a great show to watch, especially lately - it makes you feel like there might still be people that care about the world.

Hah. When they first came out, I had a feeling this would happen. I bought 3 when they were on sale.

Its genuinely useful in my old car, but it has incredible potential for all kinds of random gadgets. One already serves as a little desktop controller for my audio at work.

If you filter out the "buzzwords of the week" you generally get calmer threads

Its not perfect but I've been lucky enough to have some very pleasant interactions here

Calvin & Hobbes genuinely shaped my personality and worldview in a way no other media has since.

I can hardly remember the days before I became a man of tungsten.

Reminds me of the Rimworld world view

Radness factor is left out of efficiency calculations way too often

It also only serves to continue fueling the polarization of the right. They point and say "See! They will put you in jail simply for saying words!" And since many don't bother to open the article, it spreads and spreads and fuels their fear factory.

It feels like "responsible journalism" is a thing of the past in the face of appeasing the Algorithm.

As much as I like DJI products and FPV drones in general, I can kinda see where the DoD is coming from on this one. DJI drones are particularly capable (which is part of what makes them so awesome) to the point where some are capable of being semi, if not entirely, autonomous.

Their software is entirely closed source, and thanks to the FAAs own ruling, they are now all equipped with SIM cards and internet access. There's absolutely a threat model to consider there.

But banning them is the wrong approach. We can't keep banning good tech just because we're scared of it. There are entire domestic industries that benefit from DJI tech, and several that exist almost entirely because of it. The best approach would be to incentivize local competition. But since that takes a while... Why not just write custom firmware? We can't best China in their manufacturing ability, but we've got tons of software talent. Write custom firmware, open source it, all domestic products get flashed before flying. Defence keeps a tighter leash on their airspace, and industry keeps their cheap drones. Win-win.

This is exactly what my obsidian vault looks like