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Re:Deutsche Bahn Introduces "MetaWindow" by tuukkah on Friday May 17, 2024 @05:44AM (#40388111)
DB is also deploying robot dogs against graffiti painters: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40388114
Re:Deutsche Bahn Introduces "MetaWindow" by Rinzler89 on Friday May 17, 2024 @07:46AM (#40388852)
God I hope they graffiti the robot dogs as well because that would be so funny.
Re:Deutsche Bahn Introduces "MetaWindow" by tiagod on Friday May 17, 2024 @08:10AM (#40389028)
They will. We're talking of poeple that have no problem stopping a train in a busy station to completely paint it from one side to the other. They'll spray the dog, put a couple stickers on it, and run away.
Re:Deutsche Bahn Introduces "MetaWindow" by Rinzler89 on Friday May 17, 2024 @08:11AM (#40389041)
Your tax Euros at work: Buying useless expansive robot dogs.
Re:Deutsche Bahn Introduces "MetaWindow" by sib on Friday May 17, 2024 @09:22AM (#40389577)
I'm confused - how do the vandals stop the train?
Re:Deutsche Bahn Introduces "MetaWindow" by _tk_ on Friday May 17, 2024 @09:28AM (#40389629)
Like this:

https://youtu.be/vg5OrytF_a0?t=65

TL;DW: Basically, the conductor alerts the police and stops the train, once they realize that the train is being decorated. If they started moving forward, it could seriously endanger the graffiti sprayers. So that's really the best course of action here.

Re:Deutsche Bahn Introduces "MetaWindow" by rangestransform on Friday May 17, 2024 @12:20PM (#40391494)
If one graffiti artist delays my train for one minute, that’s one minute too many
Re:Deutsche Bahn Introduces "MetaWindow" by wolverine876 on Friday May 17, 2024 @12:46PM (#40391785)
Is outrage somehow a rational reason for anything?
Re:Deutsche Bahn Introduces "MetaWindow" by rad_gruchalski on Friday May 17, 2024 @01:11PM (#40392063)
ego much? if they get hurt, train is delayed, if they don't get hurt, train is delayed. you cannot win.
Re:Deutsche Bahn Introduces "MetaWindow" by vdsk on Friday May 17, 2024 @01:24PM (#40392224)
Well, you might assume that they only get hurt once. Maybe it would make their co-conspirators re-evaluate their actions too...
Re:Deutsche Bahn Introduces "MetaWindow" by mithr on Friday May 17, 2024 @01:21PM (#40392184)
Whoa, TIL that suspension railways exist!

My first thought after seeing the end of the video was "why is this video flipped?" until I realized that it was only the train that was "upside down".

Re:Deutsche Bahn Introduces "MetaWindow" by djeastm on Friday May 17, 2024 @11:45AM (#40391123)
But who do they deploy when the robot dogs get out of hand?