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RIP your ability to get a job with most respectable companies.

Good luck convincing yourself that you're capable of Zuckerberging your Billgates.

Your brain 'sees' all that stuff,it's just actively filtering reality to let you focus.

Maybe you can tap into the other parts of your vision through meditation.

At 12/2/13 07:46 PM, CosmicRainbow wrote: I wonder how big the package could be. I assume it can be larger, but it all really depends on the weight.

5lbs

Game theory (am I doin dis rite)

If you are given the choice to refuse electricity or oil to a customer who can't pay a bill, when your service is necessary to keep them alive, you have several options:
• terminate service, customer dies or leaves your service unless you have monopoly
• terminate service, customer survives and returns to your service
• continue service, eat the debt until the customer pays you
• continue service, eat the debt and customer doesn't pay you

Don't you have a better chance of making a profit and winning a customer if you continue the service?

At 12/2/13 06:41 PM, wildfire4461 wrote: About all those would be good for is local delivery. I can't see them going long distance.

Amazon has 96 fulfillment centers worldwide, but they aren't all within range of metropolitan centers. They will probably start this delivery service only in places which have a FS within 30 minutes flight time of a densely populated area. I'm sure they have a game plan for expanding the service.

And they have to be human controlled. If not, how's the drone going to know where to land? Even if it recognizes your porch through Google Satellite it might clip a power line or tree branch trying to get to it.

They only have to be human controlled if the FAA says they do. Otherwise, it's entirely possible to use mapping data to avoid utilities and cameras to avoid collisions. I'm guessing that it's going to have you select a drop spot using an aerial map... But it wouldn't be impossible to create a system which finds a drop spot near your door.

And what about returning it? Do you remove your item(s), re-attach the box, and then press a button to start it? Even with complete instructions in several languages you know some would mess it up.

It automatically drops the package and goes home.

I think it's going to be longer than 5 years.

I think they could roll out out next week if the FAA let them.

At 12/2/13 05:32 PM, Entice wrote:

At 12/2/13 05:24 PM, 24901miles wrote: Haters.

Jockin on them haters man
When I do that soulja boy
I lean to the left and crank that thang

I'm jocking on yo bitch ass
And if we get to fightin
I'm cocking on your bitch ass
You catch me at yo local party
Yes I crank it everyday
Haters get mad cuz
I Got Me Some Bathin Ape

Haters.

At 12/2/13 05:13 PM, 24000000001miles wrote: I'm the only rapper on NG that is legit.

@SouljaBoy is legit, you bitch made.

At 12/2/13 04:29 PM, Zachary wrote:

At 12/2/13 02:09 PM, Entice wrote:

At 12/2/13 09:53 AM, Zachary wrote: My first thought is what is stopping someone from buying something for $5 and then stealing the drone when it delivers it?

Well maybe the fact that they know your home address and that the drone just flew there

"It wasn't me..."

That would clear you of anything lol. Not unlikely that someone could see it land at a house and take it.

They might be able to stick a few lines in the TOS which allow them to search your house for missing drones, or hold you liable for the cost of the drone no matter what.

At 12/2/13 02:46 PM, WadeFulp wrote: The only problem is those drones can hurt people. If someone ran up to get their delivery they could get killed, lol. They also need to increase the range. Maybe newer solar panels mounted to the drones could increase their range, along with better batteries.

1 - Standard shipping (5-7 days) FREE
2 - Drone shipping (30 minutes) $99.99

I don't think those multicopters could kill someone. Maybe if one lost power while in transit and then struck someone in the head there could be enough force to do damage. The props are lightweight carbonfiber and are more likely to bruise than cut skin, but Amazon could easily add a caging system to make them safer.

The cost for Drone Shipping will probably be a lot lower once all the kinks are worked out, but $100 isn't going to break the bank for most people who are in a rush.

There are probably only a handful of people who don't know that meme.

At 12/2/13 11:16 AM, DM692 wrote:

At 12/2/13 09:53 AM, Zachary wrote: My first thought is what is stopping someone from buying something for $5 and then stealing the drone when it delivers it?

My first thought is what is stopping someone from shooting that shit out of the air.

The first one is stopped by automatically charging your credit card the cost of the drone, which looks to be $400ish.

On the second, they'll probably have 360° cameras for avoidance and guidance that can be used to put someone in jail.

Otherwise it's just a matter of hoping 99.9% of people aren't destructive thieves.

@Ragnarokia

First

I feel betrayed.

At 12/1/13 07:39 PM, Sensationalism wrote: Like this.

I'm going to give this a try.

At 12/1/13 04:27 PM, exudaz wrote: I have no future intentions to be an entrepreneur or anything.

Y not

At 12/1/13 03:49 PM, exudaz wrote: 1. A straw that you could stick into regular water that gives it flavoring. Basically, it would be coated with a powder that dissolves and gives water flavoring when water passes through it.

That's interesting.

2. A combination of chopsticks, a fork, a knife, and a spoon, that could serve as all four. It would be two chopsticks with a spoon on one end and a fork on the end of the other, then the remaining sides would be serrated chopsticks that could serve as both chopsticks and knives. This could eliminate the production of all four separately, save tons of plastic, and save fast food restaurants lots of money. And also save bag space for campers.

They have these, for camping.

3. A remote controlled screen that goes on the back of bikes and displays turn signals. It would be remote-controlled and the remote controller would fit on the handle bars on the front of the bike.

They have these, but they're hard wired, and just LEDs. They have versions which sense upcoming turns using GPS and gyroscope statistics, too.

4. A soccer ball that glows in the dark at night, and is powered by kinetic energy. So it gains power from being kicked.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/_mobile/technology/engineering/gonzo/soccer-ball-that-makes-electricity-during-the-game
Obama demonstrated these in Africa recently. Except they're generator, not just light-up novelties.

5. A tent coated with solar panels that activates during the night.

Keeping the tent and solar array separate has more functionality. You can camp in shade and set up a collapsible solar array wherever it works best.

I've had similar sexual harassment from older women. It might seem innocent, but when you're the target it can be very disturbing. He should have known when to stop.

At 12/1/13 12:28 PM, elitegamer11 wrote: there should only be 2 hads in thats sentence not 4

He had had 'had had had had' because had had is a subtle variation in tense that differs from had.

At 12/1/13 02:51 AM, AxTekk wrote:

At 12/1/13 02:14 AM, 24901miles wrote: I can't think of any jokes for this one. Paul Walker sounds like he was a great guy who wasn't at fault for this crash. Drive safely, folks.

2Sweetprince4Thisworld?

The Kind and the Generous, 2Kind2Generous, Givers, Into The Blue (Sky, Heaven)

Aw, jeez. I just found out he acted in Michael Crichton's Timeline film adaption.

Cinnamon Longstocking, that sounds like a perverse deviancy unworthy of Christian discussions.

Facts:

1. Roger Rodas, his partner in the car shop Always Evolving, was driving.
2. The driver lost control of the vehicle, spun out, and hit a poor.
3. This was a single car crash. There was no street race, no drugs, and no alcohol.
4. They were leaving a Charity Event which showcased cars to help raise money.

I can't think of any jokes for this one. Paul Walker sounds like he was a great guy who wasn't at fault for this crash. Drive safely, folks.

At 12/1/13 12:45 AM, Conal wrote: About 2 or 3 years old.

You look a lot older.

Have you seen this before?

It's @Boomstick's birthday, everyone!

Post badassery!

THIS IS MY BOOMSTICK

At 11/30/13 11:25 PM, Shauna wrote:

At 11/30/13 11:22 PM, 24901miles wrote:

At 11/30/13 11:17 PM, Shauna wrote: Lay your head down, son.

Are those you

No. She's 15.

15 what

At 11/30/13 11:17 PM, Shauna wrote: Lay your head down, son.

Are those you

FYI, he was the passenger in a red Porsche Carrera GT. Just dispel those stupid rumors that he was driving and it was an Aventador/Aveyron/whatever.

Maybe NG should have a comments section and a review section which are separate?

Why demonize one perspective (social, emotional) in favor of another (constructive, critical)?

At 11/30/13 06:45 PM, T3XT wrote:

At 11/29/13 02:25 PM, 24901miles wrote: You have to think about the services they provide though. NPR provides an unbiased look at current events on Radio. PBS provides educational programs for every age group.

That's all debatable

No it isn't. If it were debatable, you would debate it.

PBS is widely known for its daytime television aimed at toddlers, but they're also the producers and publishers of NOVA and other science series.

NPR provides radio shows which cover current events, local news, and intellectual topics.

Public media does this without bias, branding, marketing, and psychological imprinting, which cannot be said for a single one of its competitors.