Paris night drone mystery deepens

#1

Post by cichli » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 2:42 PM UTC

Paris night drone mystery deepens
bbc.co.uk

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#2

Post by DavidAdams » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 2:58 PM UTC

Ugh, the drones "might be" flown by eco warriors or terrorists. Thanks for the silly speculation, BBC. They might also be flown by Raelians, the Russian Mafia, Simon Cowell, the ghost of Napoleon, Nigerian 419 scammers, Snookie, or Kim Kardashian's butt.

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Post by centizen » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 2:59 PM UTC

I hope it's just some hobbyists having fun, but this is totally irresponsible. Whether they are trying to make a statement or just play a prank, they are making everyone look bad and giving the media all the reasons they need to run with it.

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#4

Post by nodata » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 3:05 PM UTC

How has it "deepened"? They didn't know, and now they still don't know.

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Post by jgrahamc » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 3:12 PM UTC

Given that this is Paris then it's probably going to turn out to be performance art and the flight path of the drones is going to draw something.

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Post by TeMPOraL » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 3:16 PM UTC

Drones drones drones. What drones? Did someone flew a Predator, or was it just a Phantom bought from the "Accessories for GoPro cameras" shelf of the local RadioShack equivalent? There is an important difference between the two, and I don't really like how media and people in general conflate together the whole spectrum of UAVs and RC copters.

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Post by joshuaheard » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 3:16 PM UTC

Somebody is filming the Paris landmarks for a movie or art project.

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Post by carbocation » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 3:19 PM UTC

centizen wrote: post #3

I hope it's just some hobbyists having fun, but this is totally irresponsible. Whether they are trying to make a statement or just play a prank, they are making everyone look bad and giving the media all the reasons they need to run with it.

The media and authorities' reactions do not make this action irresponsible.

Is it unlawful? Apparently, yes.

Is it immoral? That depends on the purpose, but it is not intrinsically so.

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Post by centizen » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 3:28 PM UTC

carbocation wrote: post #8

centizen wrote: post #3

I hope it's just some hobbyists having fun, but this is totally irresponsible. Whether they are trying to make a statement or just play a prank, they are making everyone look bad and giving the media all the reasons they need to run with it.

The media and authorities' reactions do not make this action irresponsible. Is it unlawful? Apparently, yes. Is it immoral? That depends on the purpose, but it is not intrinsically so.

I think that repeatedly flying a UAV in contravention to well known law, over highly populated areas, at night is totally irresponsible. Both to the people below and the UAV community at large.

The media reaction has nothing to do with my decision.

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Post by engendered » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 3:30 PM UTC

TeMPOraL wrote: post #6

Drones drones drones. What drones? Did someone flew a Predator, or was it just a Phantom bought from the "Accessories for GoPro cameras" shelf of the local RadioShack equivalent? There is an important difference between the two, and I don't really like how media and people in general conflate together the whole spectrum of UAVs and RC copters.

Radio controlled quadcopters, whether navigating automatically or not, fall under the definition of "drone". The terminology is fine, and the attempt at redefinition is a losing battle.