e.g. in Everyday Technology: you can read about the introduction of sewing machines and bicycles to India http://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Technology-Machines-Modernity-science-culture/dp/022626937X%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJMCFJ3SENRVCVMLQ%26tag%3Dkidogo-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D022626937X …
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This happened at a discrete point and time: a physical item was imported, and knowledge spread mostly by direct person-person contact.
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Now, you don't have to see an invention in person to sample it.
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So many different countries in the world have been able to leap to the leading edge of drone tech nearly all at once.
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We wrote about this in
@thebuzzerco #43 — States now competing to write more innovation-friendly laws http://blog.thebuzzer.co/post/128275559501/buzzer-43-this-email-is-diverse-innovative-and … (not the USA) -
And calling this "innovation arbitrage" (!) which also feels like a new thing, a very global/modern/internet effect.
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Also part of this is the speed at which laws and regulations are written/shared —
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There are seemingly quite few places in the world you can look to that haven't created regulations governing drones.
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This seems like something that would previously have taken a few decades to spread around the globe.
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Keep in mind — there was not even a drone section at CES 2014. This has expanded *so quickly*.
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@starsandrobots on that note, I've been unsuccessfully searching for the first recorded RC quadcopter; any idea?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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