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Re:Pioneering study finds more than 200,000 rats in Barcelon... by zimablue on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @07:46AM (#18065450)
https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/13/8592817/rat-patrol-new-yo...

The guys who do this professionally/successfully in a sparsely populated place with everyone helping and the advantage that rats can't survive outdoors don't think it's possible in cities.

Big problems with poison: Rats are harder than you think to poison, they're both sceptical of new food and adapted to survive lots of poisons Evolution will work against you and select rats that don't eat or digest your new poison You will poison lots of things you don't intend to (wild animals, pets, humans).

You can imagine an IOT solution in 50 years though (coordinating web of mechanical cats/ferrets with amazing smell/sight that just never stop hunting).

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Re:Pioneering study finds more than 200,000 rats in Barcelon... by ddorian43 on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @07:49AM (#18065462)
Then you can change the target (Black Mirror: Metalhead)
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Re:Pioneering study finds more than 200,000 rats in Barcelon... by pc86 on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @09:41AM (#18066210)
One of my favorite episodes, honestly.
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Re:Pioneering study finds more than 200,000 rats in Barcelon... by ss2003 on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @10:23AM (#18066534)
It was important, but ultimately so depressing that it turned me off to the series.
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Re:Pioneering study finds more than 200,000 rats in Barcelon... by dajohnson89 on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @12:00PM (#18067514)
I know the feeling. I remember countless instances where I wanted to watch a new episode, but couldn't muster the courage to do so.
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Re:Pioneering study finds more than 200,000 rats in Barcelon... by adrianN on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @08:16AM (#18065632)
AI gun turrets in the sewers.
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Re:Pioneering study finds more than 200,000 rats in Barcelon... by lostlogin on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @10:47AM (#18066726)
Not quite there, but this thing is successful. It’s a self resetting trap, with its kill attracting more target species. Refilling if after ~25 kills is more expensive that resetting a manual trap, but the labour cost is ~25x cheaper. https://goodnature.co.nz
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Re:Pioneering study finds more than 200,000 rats in Barcelon... by Idontagree on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @11:53AM (#18067429)
Off topic, but you really think there arnt automatic turrets, seems very feasible today, especially in a situation like a sewer where you really dont have to worry about shooting the wrong (moving) thing.
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Re:Pioneering study finds more than 200,000 rats in Barcelon... by adrianN on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @12:56AM (#18072885)
We had automatic turrets decades ago, so the "AI" part was just me trying to be funny.
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Re:Pioneering study finds more than 200,000 rats in Barcelon... by arkitaip on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @08:00AM (#18065533)
No way an army of robot cats and ferrets can be used for malicious purposes. No way...
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