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Re:DJI Drone Flies over the Top of Mount Everest by okasaki on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @05:46AM (#32660163)
Why can't we have one damn HN post without some obscene war tech shit?
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Re:DJI Drone Flies over the Top of Mount Everest by Moto7451 on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @06:45AM (#32660516)
One reason is that the Tech Industry and the Military Industrial Complex are deeply intertwined.

https://steveblank.com/secret-history/

The idea of a personal drone has years of military drones as inspiration. We’re just “giving back” in the form of a COTS option.

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Re:DJI Drone Flies over the Top of Mount Everest by TrapLord_Rhodo on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @05:54AM (#32660214)
"War tech shit" is cool to some, obscene to others. Makes it perfectly memetic.
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Re:DJI Drone Flies over the Top of Mount Everest by m4jor on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @01:53PM (#32665866)
“War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.”
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