• tocopherol [any]@hexbear.net
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    The state has all these fancy gadgets but they can’t stop one lone homie from climbing on a roof. Trump is only alive because of bad aim. The more they develop this and rely on high tech, the more blind spots there are for low/no tech forms of resistance. Alternatively if these bots become prevalent can we learn to hack them or commandeer them?

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    first contemplated after a child sexual abuse suspect used his doorbell camera to see FBI agents at his door serving a search warrant. The gunman opened fire on them from behind the closed door with an assault-style rifle, killing two veteran agents and injuring three more.

    cops really are that stupid

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      The movies: cops sneak up and take positions, executing a flawless breach, sweeping every corner, arresting the perp

      Real life: cops saunter up to the front door like a cowboy movie, maybe kick in the wrong door, wander around the premises looking for a dog to shoot, execute a non-threatening person

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    They literally have no idea what to do with these robodogs. Network jammers have existed for years and can fit in a backpack. They’re just strapping it to the dog because its the only thing the dogs are good for. Solution looking for a problem.

    The dog is clickbait. The network jammers aren’t news.

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    Asking out of pure scientific curiosity, is it possible to electrify a field of very fine metallic chaff?

    Wait what am I thinking, water is the obvious low tech answer here

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      water loaded with dissolved ions for conductivity, I.E. saltwater

      EDIT: in all likelihood these will be built to pretty good IP water resistance ratings so don’t count on breaking them by simply splashing them. a pool of electrified conductive water might work though.

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    We need to get an SDR in range of a demo of one of these lol

    wonder if it’s doing wifi deauth or actually broad spectrum jamming (at least all the common consumer frequencies, wifi, bt, 315/900MHz)

    It’s got an RF remote control of it’s own so it can’t jam everything lol

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      yeah, I do wonder. Spot runs over 2.4/5ghz/ or cell. I can’t imagine this version using anything too far out there. I tried looking for their FCC ID number but didn’t have much luck. Probably classified or something for DOD.