It has nothing to do with 3G and below.

I've always had a sim card because I've always been on GSM networks.

The phones without sim cards were CDMA / TDMA networks.

Regardless, I prefer having my phone number and hardware device separate.

If my phone breaks I have a spare one I can quickly switch my sim into. If the phone number is attached to the hardware I need to go to a store and buy a new phone.

I’ve been waiting for the day a world leader is taken-out in dramatic fashion by a home made drone like these. I’m kind of shocked it hasn’t happened yet. I’ve been saying this for years.

That’ll change a lot of things related to drones very quickly, because people are ruled by irrational fear.

Ahahaha you ain’t lying I got mine 2 months ago and can barely go half throttle lol scary fast and so much fun

You’re avoiding public places because of drone attacks that don’t happen? You need a good therapist.

I met a young guy in my area that says he sends modified 3d printers to his friends families in the Ukraine for such purposes of building things. I don't remember if he said drones though...

It feels like the leaders are getting crazier too. Putin is not Khrushchev

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Soon we’ll need our own ‘Zero Dawn’

Wow. It's so far from child's play. Don't hand wave. I've had huge challenges sourcing components that last long enough, you really need to do the diligence. Lead time studies, testing components rather than believe the manufacturers, etc. I've been with Samsung, LG, MS, and others. I wish it was that easy.

Lol, I am an engineer. For budget phones, sure, anything over 400 should realistically last 10 years with, again, only the battery failing or software updates, not making economical sense to the companies. Building components and providing support for expensive hardware like the top iPhone or Galaxy should be child's play for these companies.

Yeah, we're basically in the version of the 50s out of Mike Pondsmith's nightmares.

With all due respect, you are not a design engineer; you can't just talk about TVs and hand wave. You need to actually source the components and do the CAD layouts. Switches that can actually work for that long, new added wall thicknesses for the modules (for repairability and sealing) and so much more. No, not brainwashed lol, just experienced. I'd like the products to last a long time too. No, we aren't building in obsolescence. Choices are made for life, component availability, and customer demands. And yes, cost. You want a display that has decent performance 8-10 years from now? Might require retooling and making a new custom component. A new, expensive component. Will the graphics chips and others even last that long? Also, technology moves quickly and 10 year old phones might not even function with updated networks. There's a lot to consider.

future

got it, AI autonomous murder bots will target FPV pilots in the first waves.

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just get a 265 it does literally everything even triathlon now, then with the extra money leftover get a stryd footpod and run by power and threshold test based plans. It will change your life! Best out! I mean I could go on for hours about how it will save your life on heavy hill courses and windy days(it takes real-time wind into account) but I'll let you deep dive it on your own. Palladino Power Project google that for a dive from an MD/coach who makes the best Power based running plans out right now. He also has a facebook page that is pretty popular.

My heart dropped at the blue swarmer drones knowing where this was going. Broodwar.

Yeah, it's a terrifying possibility, and the more these drones show themselves effective in combat, the more likely I think it that some asshole will get the idea to try. Hell, ISIS successfully killed some French soldiers almost 9 years ago with a single drone loaded with C4. Thank god none of their adherents in Europe or the US were able to do the same, because they wouldn't hesitate.

You were just brainwashed to think devices can't last 10 years and that they need to be thick inoder to do it. Has been proven time and time again with so many products that easily last well over 10 years with little no compromise. 15-year old flat screen Sony TV still works and is using every day in my basement, 2010 macbook Pro, which I've since retired but also still works, with the only exception being the battery. All of our devices, like the S23U or 14 Pro Max, are built fundamentally the same as every other smartphone and tech gadget before it. The only concern is whether it makes cost sense to keep providing software updates beyond that hardware will easily last 10 years.

You've just made me reflect on the carnage that could be wrought by a swarm of tiny drones armed with small explosive packages, flown into the crowd from above at a Super Bowl or something.

And I don't know how you could stop it if a plan got that far...

I recommend Prey by Michael Crichton.

Great pedals. Very happy with the information regarding power phase. Really happy with them.

Oh. Well that's easy. Grab a few burgers, find stray dogs, let them get a good smell and start begging, that's when you fly the drone do the damage, connect the controller to a stray, toss the bag of burgers and walk off. As long as you have your crime skill high enough you should be able to pull it off without a nat20

I was talking more about signal tracking to the source. The farther away the longer you have to track the signal to its source.

I’m Canadian living in Florida- it changes culture. You don’t get in fights or road rage because people could just shoot you in the face. I think once you accept it, it is a way of living. Not without its costs though

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