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 Activists Fight Back With ‘Occucopter’ DronePosted on Dec 21, 2011
The worldwide uprisings of 2011 have seen ordinary people use surveillance and communication technology to protect themselves against oppressive governments. Now, New York City’s Occupiers are taking such tactics to the skies with the “occucopter,” a lightweight, camera-mounted helicopter that can be controlled with an iPhone. OWS activist Tim Pool brought the technology to the movement. He’s modified the recording software to make it livestream ready and is busy making further adjustments that would enable multiple long distance operators to take control of the device in the event authorities shut down any number of them. See a recording of one of Pool’s test flights here. —ARK
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By Psychobabbler, December 22, 2011 at 12:48 pm Link to this comment
In the future, when a surveillance drones recognition software detects a bottom picking incident, A signal will be sent to the main marketing database and crab cream advertisements will suddenly appear on your mobile devises.
It is important to resist any attempts by the authorities to put chemically altered enzymes in our breakfast cereal that make the population passive and obedient, because there is no way of knowing if the people who skip breakfast will be bothered to occupy their laboratories.
Report thisBy oddsox, December 22, 2011 at 12:17 pm Link to this comment
Occucoptor in Warsaw:
Report thishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcoxao3XBZQ&feature=youtu.be
By SarcastiCanuck, December 22, 2011 at 8:47 am Link to this comment
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Finally,something to capture the state run thugs on video for the whole world to witness.This little copter brings a lot of power to the innocent to monitor thier oppressors.Hopefully it will save a lot of protestors from being beaten up or worse…
Report thisBy ardee, December 22, 2011 at 3:29 am Link to this comment
As there were no technical specifications in this article, and as Glider hasnt a clue, as per his usual methodology, one might discount both his assumptions and his obvious lack of any noticeable personality.
Report thisBy glider, December 21, 2011 at 11:18 pm Link to this comment
A desperate news day I guess. They will be lucky to get a 20 minute time aloft with this device, the altitude will be low, and the video quality will be crude at best.
Report thisBy tapxe, December 21, 2011 at 11:06 pm Link to this comment
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it’s not a camera you need to rig this thing with…
but a 50cal and then…
clean pigs, banksters, well coiffed propagandists, politico traitors who trash the Bill of Rights, and the rest, out… permanently.
all from the comfort of your armchair, just like those war criminals who slaughter civilians all over the world for imperialist nazi ameriKa.
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
Either you stand for the US Constitution or the for the traitors temporarily running the show right now.
Report thisBy rumblingspire, December 21, 2011 at 9:29 pm Link to this comment
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Chuck Berry - You Can’t Catch Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcblXxc4oqo
“gone like a cool breeze”
Report thisBy Wildeye, December 21, 2011 at 7:55 pm Link to this comment
Don’t use GPS on the occucopter lest Iran hijack them!
Report thisBy Tuscany, December 21, 2011 at 7:23 pm Link to this comment
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It has possibilities. The police will probably shoot it down.
Report thisBy gerard, December 21, 2011 at 6:56 pm Link to this comment
There is always someone smarter than someone else.
Report thisMay the one at the head of the line always be wise and merciful! Happy New Years and years and years!