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Re:Show HN: I am using AI to drop hats outside my window ont... by rob74 on Monday June 24, 2024 @09:06AM (#40775537)
Imagine walking (or in this case, standing around) on a sidewalk just going about your business. Then, imagine something drops on your head, literally out of the blue. In a city littered with scaffolding designed to prevent pedestrians being injured by stuff dropping from buildings. Further, imagine you are easily scared and/or have a weak heart. So, I think it's not a huge stretch to say that, with enough unlucky coincidences, this also might kill someone.
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Re:Show HN: I am using AI to drop hats outside my window ont... by cutemonster on Monday June 24, 2024 @11:14AM (#40777011)
I think it'd almost certainly eventually kill someone with a pacemaker and a weak heart.

(Or maybe cause someone to take a sudden step away from the sidewalk)

(I wonder if the title is a bit clickbait and the hat dropper in fact tries out this new tech only on friends who are prepared already, not random strangers?)

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Re:Show HN: I am using AI to drop hats outside my window ont... by mv4 on Monday June 24, 2024 @11:44AM (#40777435)
if it kills someone you can always just say "it's just a prank bro"
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Re:Show HN: I am using AI to drop hats outside my window ont... by borski on Monday June 24, 2024 @01:03PM (#40778420)
It is opt-in. You have to “order” a hat.
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Re:Show HN: I am using AI to drop hats outside my window ont... by cutemonster on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @11:19AM (#40789752)
Aha, now, on a 2nd look, I see this:

> Here a busy New Yorker can book a 5 minute time slot, pay for a hat, stand in a spot under my window for 3 seconds, have a hat put on their head, and get on with their extremely important, extemely busy day

Ok. And after all, such nice hats are a bit expensive I guess (since they also function as helicopters).

Skimmed the article the first time.

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