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Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ

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Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ

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Post by sejje »

OJFord wrote: post #45

> It's unclear if anyone was injured during the incident. 'It's unclear if' is a phrase that paints a brilliant picture of an organ's journalistic standing. It means there's no information either way, what follows is pure speculation, probably false, but the author can put whatever idea they want in our heads, since they've prefaced that it 'may or may not be the case'. It's unclear if the drones had malicious intent…

I think they're just trying to get ahead of the question everyone wants answered, and they're saying they don't know yet.

Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ

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Post by energy123 »

OJFord wrote: post #45

> It's unclear if anyone was injured during the incident. 'It's unclear if' is a phrase that paints a brilliant picture of an organ's journalistic standing. It means there's no information either way, what follows is pure speculation, probably false, but the author can put whatever idea they want in our heads, since they've prefaced that it 'may or may not be the case'. It's unclear if the drones had malicious intent…

Virtually all journalism is this bad though.

Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ

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Post by sigmoid10 »

OJFord wrote: post #45

> It's unclear if anyone was injured during the incident. 'It's unclear if' is a phrase that paints a brilliant picture of an organ's journalistic standing. It means there's no information either way, what follows is pure speculation, probably false, but the author can put whatever idea they want in our heads, since they've prefaced that it 'may or may not be the case'. It's unclear if the drones had malicious intent…

It's unclear if this commenter has read more than just the headlines. Maybe they try to argue for the sake of controversy and outrage culture. Maybe they just don't have a brain.

But seriously, the article text doesn't follow up with any speculation and highlights it is a developing story. According to the latest news on TV, someone actually was insured and is now at the hospital. The details are still unclear however. This is very based reporting for the world we currently live in and I would like to see more news stations follow this style instead of jumping to conclusions.

Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ

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Post by amelius »

Etheryte wrote: post #50
amelius wrote: post #47

By the way, I see very little discussion on the drones used in the UA-RU war, which should be quite interesting from a hacker's perspective. Technology is going very fast there. Seriously, why is this downvoted?

Probably because this thread is only remotely related to that? There's been countless discussions on the topic, doesn't mean every thread has to be about that.

I mean on Hacker News in general.

Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ

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Post by slashdave »

sejje wrote: post #51
OJFord wrote: post #45

> It's unclear if anyone was injured during the incident. 'It's unclear if' is a phrase that paints a brilliant picture of an organ's journalistic standing. It means there's no information either way, what follows is pure speculation, probably false, but the author can put whatever idea they want in our heads, since they've prefaced that it 'may or may not be the case'. It's unclear if the drones had malicious intent…

I think they're just trying to get ahead of the question everyone wants answered, and they're saying they don't know yet.

How about "there are no reports of injuries"?

Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ

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Post by jacobgkau »

behringer wrote: post #48
promoterr wrote: post #39

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when your account is blocked you've been flagged for fraud. Nobody's going to talk to you due to legal reasons. You just have to wait for them to either unblock you or until you die.

> when your account is blocked you've been flagged for fraud. Nobody's going to talk to you due to legal reasons.

Devil's advocate, what are the "legal reasons" a human can't talk to someone whose account their company has blocked? Especially when the violation was apparently minor enough that it's only a 2-day temporary block?

Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ

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Post by jampa »

neom wrote: post #3

Little after 10am, pure speculation but wonder if the angle of the sun overwhelmed the dynamic range of the image sensor over a particularly inopportune area of the frame. Guessing no LiDAR on drones like this.

I wonder if they do a routine map of the delivery area (with a Lidar plane) so they have a high-resolution scan of the city for better pathing. But they didn't expect something like a crane that could be assembled so high and fast to be in the way.

Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ

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Post by Etheryte »

amelius wrote: post #54
Etheryte wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably because this thread is only remotely related to that? There's been countless discussions on the topic, doesn't mean every thread has to be about that.

I mean on Hacker News in general.

I don't really see what you mean, if you use the HN search Algolia provides, you can see people talking about it from different angles pretty much every day.

Re: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson, AZ

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Post by amelius »

Etheryte wrote: post #58
amelius wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean on Hacker News in general.

I don't really see what you mean, if you use the HN search Algolia provides, you can see people talking about it from different angles pretty much every day.

Strange, because I never see it on the front page.

Perhaps I should change the way I read HN.

PS: I just searched, and indeed there is a lot of talk about incidents around drones. But what I mean is talk about the technology used in these drones. For example, how do you send a video feed through a kilometers long fiber optic cable that is cheap to produce and lightweight? These are the kind of questions I'm interested in.

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