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Spiritual-Advice8138 t1_jcfxoou wrote
Reply to Zipline’s new drones release tethered mini-drones for precision package deliveries - These drone deliveries drop down from up to 300 feet high in a tethered ‘droid’ with its own propellers to target small landing zones like a table. by speckz
how derpy are they? even at 6 feet if the bottom package starts to twist or sway it will change the entire Moment of Inertia and bring the entire thing down.
Alt_Center_0 t1_jcfvkwu wrote
Reply to All the streaming boxes suck now - There are no good streaming boxes, and I blame everybody. by speckz
In 2021 there was a firestick update and it messed with my dumb tv's settings. Now its been 1.5 years and my tv does not support any streaming devices
redratus t1_jcfvdlz wrote
Reply to Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
Does anyone have a link to the parts, for purchase or printing?
Fit-Notice8976 t1_jcfucdl wrote
Reply to Zipline’s new drones release tethered mini-drones for precision package deliveries - These drone deliveries drop down from up to 300 feet high in a tethered ‘droid’ with its own propellers to target small landing zones like a table. by speckz
I wonder what the future of drone traffic control looks like
Ok-Walrus4627 t1_jcfu4wt wrote
Reply to comment by DdCno1 in Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
Because the air that they’re measuring is from only one part of one’s environment. It’s as if I were to measure the quality of hiking trails and say it represents the overall quality of the mountain
HolyGuide t1_jcftnu6 wrote
Reply to Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
These altruists stole this idea from Norman Osborn in that Spiderman game!
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Reply to comment by Ok-Walrus4627 in Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
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Tactically_Fat t1_jcfscg5 wrote
Reply to comment by Domukin in Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
Purple Air sensors are...problematic and really cannot be relied upon.
There's no way to test/check them. Therefore, there's no way to determine if they're working properly. They are absolutely not approved in any fashion by the USEPA as any kind of reliable sampler.
Tactically_Fat t1_jcfs1jc wrote
Reply to Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
So does Air Now. https://www.airnow.gov/ - for USA.
SANPres09 t1_jcfrl6g wrote
Reply to Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
I read the article and couldn't find it they listed hardware somewhere for people to build it yourself. Do PM 2.5 or smaller kits exist somewhere?
TheDudeintheNorth t1_jcfq99f wrote
Reply to comment by pressedbread in Zipline’s new drones release tethered mini-drones for precision package deliveries - These drone deliveries drop down from up to 300 feet high in a tethered ‘droid’ with its own propellers to target small landing zones like a table. by speckz
Jeff Bezos is bound at Shayol Ghul, bound by the Creator at the moment of creation.
CyberNinja23 t1_jcfq41i wrote
Reply to comment by StrayRabbit in Zipline’s new drones release tethered mini-drones for precision package deliveries - These drone deliveries drop down from up to 300 feet high in a tethered ‘droid’ with its own propellers to target small landing zones like a table. by speckz
We already have the suicide booths. Now waiting for talking heads in jars.
CyberNinja23 t1_jcfpyj0 wrote
Reply to comment by qsnoodles in Zipline’s new drones release tethered mini-drones for precision package deliveries - These drone deliveries drop down from up to 300 feet high in a tethered ‘droid’ with its own propellers to target small landing zones like a table. by speckz
“Preacher then proceeded to lick the mashed potato’s off of said dildo. We left the room when he made prolonged eye contact”
control-alt-deleted t1_jcfpb1m wrote
Reply to comment by owczareknietrzymryjs in Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
Gawd that website tho, constantly crashes
DdCno1 t1_jcflzkr wrote
Reply to comment by Ok-Walrus4627 in Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
Why would it be? You're breathing that in, after all.
Ok-Walrus4627 t1_jcfl2zz wrote
Reply to Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
Don’t you think that the results are gonna be skewed due to how it’s seemingly attached to the car roof/ behind a bunch of other cars with exhaust emissions while driving?
darkNnerdgy t1_jcfksh1 wrote
Reply to Zipline’s new drones release tethered mini-drones for precision package deliveries - These drone deliveries drop down from up to 300 feet high in a tethered ‘droid’ with its own propellers to target small landing zones like a table. by speckz
Yesterday a customer complained that i "threw" her bag( with shirts in it) over her gate. The gate was shoulder level. I can imagine what they'll say when their packages drop 300ft
owczareknietrzymryjs t1_jcfkcrr wrote
Reply to Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
in europe this open source project is popular http://sensor.community in case someone is interested in monitoring air quality in the own neighborhood.
Domukin t1_jcfk1ic wrote
Reply to Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
I wonder how this compares to purple air sensors.
Tok3n- t1_jcfjugi wrote
Reply to comment by Im_bad_at_commenting in iPhone 15 Pro Predicted to See First Price Increase Since iPhone X by [deleted]
Does European have its own laugh?
spooky_cicero t1_jcfj5d3 wrote
Reply to comment by Hawt_Dawg_II in Zipline’s new drones release tethered mini-drones for precision package deliveries - These drone deliveries drop down from up to 300 feet high in a tethered ‘droid’ with its own propellers to target small landing zones like a table. by speckz
I guess I just wish it wasn’t the case but yeah, the military gets all the R&D funding so they get/make the cool & useful stuff
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3226 t1_jcfhrwj wrote
Reply to comment by rspear5 in Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
The problems there were a lot more severe than airborne particulates though. One of the big problems was the chlorine compounds turning into phosgene. That isn't something that would be picked up by a detector like this.
Airborne particulates are generally good for getting an idea of general pollution levels. As well as being directly harmful, they often come from sources that produce other air pollutants.
One of the nasty things about the east Palestine crash was that the burning vinyl chloride produced specific hazardous compounds that were worse than just an airborne particulate count would suggest.
You actually can get phosgene detectors, but they cost a lot. Maybe clubbing together and getting one for a community might be more realistic, and then you can go around and check everyone's properties.
IndianaNetworkAdmin t1_jcfxuf0 wrote
Reply to Zipline’s new drones release tethered mini-drones for precision package deliveries - These drone deliveries drop down from up to 300 feet high in a tethered ‘droid’ with its own propellers to target small landing zones like a table. by speckz
Question: When a dog inevitably snags the baby drone and runs off, can the mommy drone cut the umbilical cord, sacrificing its spawn to save itself?