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Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:26

http://www.amazon.com/l/ref=mh_rd_l?node=8037720011

Cor.

sdg · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:00

I think I just felt a tinge of regret at a recent decision. Flying robot engineer sounds awesome!

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:09

It's like the Jetsons, or Galaxy High. That's amazing!

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16622

Grim... wrote:

http://www.amazon.com/l/ref=mh_rd_l?node=8037720011

Cor.

I can think of so many issues with that. Won't work if it's windy, Range of a few miles, people stealing them, landing in an un-mapped swimming pool. One day for sure but 2015? No chance.

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:16

I picture a whole fleet of drones going over our cities, carpet-bombing the country with 'we called but you were out' slips.

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:17

Won't happen in this country for a while, certainly - I seem to remember that there's a specific clause in all of the UAV regulations here in the UK that prohibits UAVs from releasing any carried payload during flight.

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:18

GazChap wrote:

Won't happen in this country for a while, certainly - I seem to remember that there's a specific clause in all of the UAV regulations here in the UK that prohibits UAVs from releasing any carried payload during flight.

Including, if I remember correctly, small animals with or without parachutes.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

markg wrote:

Grim... wrote:

http://www.amazon.com/l/ref=mh_rd_l?node=8037720011

Cor.

I can think of so many issues with that. Won't work if it's windy, Range of a few miles, people stealing them, landing in an un-mapped swimming pool. One day for sure but 2015? No chance.

Aye, I was thinking it's just another thing to get blown into the windows alongside the gulls.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:43

Because what we need is more UAVs in the world.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:44

Heh. Something else for me to add to the emerging risk register at work.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38638

Vacuum tube network would be much more efficient. And safer.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:17

DavPaz wrote:

Vacuum tube network would be much more efficient. And safer.

I'd like to see delivery via the sewage system. Up through the toilet.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38638

SilentNight wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Vacuum tube network would be much more efficient. And safer.

I'd like to see delivery via the sewage system. Up through the toilet.

Sounds shit.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:20

The NSA will love this idea. Get Amazon to take lots of nice pictures for them.

Bluecup · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 925

I wonder how long it will take for the first one to be shot down.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

DavPaz wrote:

Vacuum tube network would be much more efficient. And safer.

Better sounds too.
*Whoosh, whoosh, ssssssssssSSSSSSSSS-pop*

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38638

1. Order gun from Amazon
2. Get it delivered via Drone
3. Shoot down drone
4. ANARCHY
5. ?????
6. Profit.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:22

How much will the drones cost? I'd just wait for it to deliver my £5 book and then disable it and sell it on eBay.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

SilentNight wrote:

How much will the drones cost? I'd just wait for it to deliver my £5 book and then disable it and sell it on eBay.

You'd quadraspaz a quadracopter!?

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:24

The US Post Office once tried delivering mail by ICBM.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:41

Cavey · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 14:01

...Man, this story is right up there with the flying car and nuclear energy "too cheap to meter".
Like, as if.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49241

Lot's of people giving reasons why this wouldn't work or shouldn't be done.

I have a counter suggestion as to why it should be. BECAUSE AWESOME.

It would be even better if Amazon moved into selling paper bags of dogshit that were on fire.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 14:09

Cras Kringle wrote:

Lot's of people giving reasons why this wouldn't work or shouldn't be done.

I have a counter suggestion as to why it should be. BECAUSE AWESOME.

It would be even better if Amazon moved into selling paper bags of dogshit that were on fire.

They sell 'Fifty Shades of Grey' in paperback, which is close enough.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11894

I hear they were trialling this in Glasgow the other day.

Tooearly?

Four_Candles · **Joined:** 27th Sep, 2009 **Posts:** 876

Can't see it catching on in a big way (perhaps not even a small way) - far too many potential problems (weather, theft, danger to life/property if the thing gets out of control, privacy issues (the thing will have at least one camera), noise ....... and that's just a few off the top of my head).

Seems more like a publicity stunt for Amazon Prime.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 16:17

Just before Christmas? Never.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

Four_Candles wrote:

Seems more like a publicity stunt for Amazon Prime.

And conveniently detracts attention from a lot of the (justified) bad press they've been getting too.

asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

Noticed the drone drops the goods by the door then fucks off, just like most of the delivery people they use now!!

Malc · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 21:42

asfish wrote:

Noticed the drone drops the goods by the door then fucks off, just like most of the delivery people they use now!!

heh, but presumably you know where you are going to be 30 minutes from when you order something!

Malc

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

A reasonable article here:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... bezos-hype

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5376

http://www.waterstones.com/blog/2013/12 ... g-o-w-l-s/

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 23:11

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

http://www.waterstones.com/blog/2013/12/introducing-o-w-l-s/

That is superb!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 23:33

Love it!

nickachu · **Posted:** Mon Dec 02, 2013 23:36

Amazing!

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

http://www.waterstones.com/blog/2013/12/introducing-o-w-l-s/

I had to take that to Twitter.

Best PR retort since KitKat.

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