De-regulating drones (adding a reasonable system of licenses and allowances, say) will unlock so many possiblities:https://twitter.com/CalebWatney/status/711006979494268928 …
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Replying to @starsandrobots
@starsandrobots@CalebWatney increase drone regs. We aren't far away from the first deaths caused by them. They aren't safe and won't be1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @nomadicnerd
@nomadicnerd@CalebWatney disagree! I'm not arguing for "decreasing regulations", but to increase what's possible via allowances1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @starsandrobots
@nomadicnerd@CalebWatney perhaps this entails better tracking/controls on who is doing what and where;1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @starsandrobots
@nomadicnerd@CalebWatney At present the rules are byzantine, onerous, and prevent most interesting use cases3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @starsandrobots
@starsandrobots@CalebWatney agree with that but de regulation usually means pulling back most rules.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @nomadicnerd
@nomadicnerd@starsandrobots Right now, our regs are definitely on the side of 'too burdensome' http://mercatus.org/publication/do-consumer-drones-endanger-national-airspace-evidence-wildlife-strike-data …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @calebwatney
@nomadicnerd@starsandrobots The risk of deaths from small consumer drones is waaaaaayyyy overblown. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/researchers-say-faa-is-really-overblowing-risk-posed-by-small-drones/ …3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @calebwatney
@CalebWatney@nomadicnerd so the numbers are currently low, but so is the number of drones in the sky. I don't think the risk is outsized.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@CalebWatney @nomadicnerd I think I may have been the first to say that drone rules were a good idea because drones are flying lawnmowers
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Replying to @starsandrobots
@CalebWatney@nomadicnerd however I am not convinced that a blanket ban on urban drone flight is a good idea.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like - 1 more reply
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