Comments on: X-47B UCAS Drone Ready For First Flight http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/19/x-47b-ucas-drone-ready-for-first-flight/ Jonesing For Robot News Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:30:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Aaron http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/19/x-47b-ucas-drone-ready-for-first-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-2277 Aaron Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:18:12 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/19/x-47b-ucas-drone-ready-for-first-flight/#comment-2277 ...you know, I actually thought the movie "Stealth" was awful...but in the interest of self-preservation... Oh mighty metal ones! I loved the movie Stealth! What a great idea! I fully support it and all other autonomous artificial self-awareness! …you know, I actually thought the movie “Stealth” was awful…but in the interest of self-preservation…

Oh mighty metal ones! I loved the movie Stealth! What a great idea! I fully support it and all other autonomous artificial self-awareness!

]]> By: Bob http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/19/x-47b-ucas-drone-ready-for-first-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-2269 Bob Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:40:07 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/19/x-47b-ucas-drone-ready-for-first-flight/#comment-2269 $300 million will help to house and feed dozens of corrupt UN officials, at least one absolute dictator, and keep maybe 50 or 60 people who are in front of the cameras just above starvation. Alternatively if the media doesn't care enough about the sad third world country in question to send cameras it will take care of just the corrupt UN officials and dictator. Also, these are prototypes. That $300 million a shot is higher than what production models will run. So the real question is, in the final analysis, which is more valuable, a US citizen willing to give their life for their country, or a bunch of corrupt human aid workers, a dictator, and maybe a few people who will never amount to anything other than carbon dioxide, worm food, and fertilizer production. $300 million will help to house and feed dozens of corrupt UN officials, at least one absolute dictator, and keep maybe 50 or 60 people who are in front of the cameras just above starvation. Alternatively if the media doesn’t care enough about the sad third world country in question to send cameras it will take care of just the corrupt UN officials and dictator.

Also, these are prototypes. That $300 million a shot is higher than what production models will run.

So the real question is, in the final analysis, which is more valuable, a US citizen willing to give their life for their country, or a bunch of corrupt human aid workers, a dictator, and maybe a few people who will never amount to anything other than carbon dioxide, worm food, and fertilizer production.

]]> By: Iron Man http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/19/x-47b-ucas-drone-ready-for-first-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-2236 Iron Man Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:03:47 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/19/x-47b-ucas-drone-ready-for-first-flight/#comment-2236 time for robotic anti aircraft guns? time for robotic anti aircraft guns?

]]> By: Moose http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/19/x-47b-ucas-drone-ready-for-first-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-2215 Moose Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:47:58 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/19/x-47b-ucas-drone-ready-for-first-flight/#comment-2215 I for one welcome our new robot overlords. Seriously though, am I the only one who gets a slight bit of willies over autonomous systems with weapons? Additionally: $300 mil? I wonder how many people you could feed/shelter/educate in the developing world for that amount. I for one welcome our new robot overlords.

Seriously though, am I the only one who gets a slight bit of willies over autonomous systems with weapons?

Additionally: $300 mil? I wonder how many people you could feed/shelter/educate in the developing world for that amount.

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