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@isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @fnordius<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> Study primate ethology. Seriously. It's not the *use* of force that's the point, it's the *threat* of force. And an unseen drone hovering overhead is not a deterrent because none of the panicking crew being boarded can see it.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115995245405535256","object":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115995245405535256","objectType":"note","content":"

@isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @fnordius<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> Study primate ethology. Seriously. It's not the *use* of force that's the point, it's the *threat* of force. And an unseen drone hovering overhead is not a deterrent because none of the panicking crew being boarded can see it.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040959","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115995221283489794","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115995221283489794"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040959","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T12:04:51+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040959"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-original-tmp20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-48-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-24-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"256360"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ...","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","note":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ..."}},"content":"

@cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @fnordius<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> I wasn't describing a hovering drone, but a parked drone. It's parked on the deck next to the ladder.<\/p>

If visibility is a problem, you can include flashing lights and\/or audible warnings telling anyone nearby to stay away.<\/p>

What is a human guarding the ladder going to do differently?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115995261717105360","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115995261717105360","objectType":"note","content":"

@cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @fnordius<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> I wasn't describing a hovering drone, but a parked drone. It's parked on the deck next to the ladder.<\/p>

If visibility is a problem, you can include flashing lights and\/or audible warnings telling anyone nearby to stay away.<\/p>

What is a human guarding the ladder going to do differently?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115995261717105360","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115995245405535256","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040959"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040960","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T12:04:50+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115995261717105360"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-original-tmp20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-48-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-24-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"256360"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ...","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","note":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ..."}},"content":"

@Infoseepage<\/a> @fnordius<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> @cstross<\/a> Why can't a drone guard the ladder afterward?<\/p>

One tactic the Ukrainians have mastered is to simply park a drone somewhere and observe with its camera. If a Russian soldier walks by, they detonate the warhead.<\/p>

Crude, but effective.<\/p>

If someone gets too close to the ladder, boom.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115995179952724335","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115995179952724335","objectType":"note","content":"

@Infoseepage<\/a> @fnordius<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> @cstross<\/a> Why can't a drone guard the ladder afterward?<\/p>

One tactic the Ukrainians have mastered is to simply park a drone somewhere and observe with its camera. If a Russian soldier walks by, they detonate the warhead.<\/p>

Crude, but effective.<\/p>

If someone gets too close to the ladder, boom.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115995179952724335","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040943","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T12:02:14+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115995179952724335"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-original-tmp20230404200213.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-48-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-24-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"35284"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history.","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@cstross","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","note":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history."}},"content":"

@isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @fnordius<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> You *are* aware that most of the time during naval boarding actions the objective is a *bloodless capture*, not mass murder and explosions? Just to get someone on the bridge who can stop the engines so the warship can come alongside.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115995193314224531","object":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115995193314224531","objectType":"note","content":"

@isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @fnordius<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> You *are* aware that most of the time during naval boarding actions the objective is a *bloodless capture*, not mass murder and explosions? Just to get someone on the bridge who can stop the engines so the warship can come alongside.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040944","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115995179952724335","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115995179952724335"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040944","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T12:02:13+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040944"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-original-tmp20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-48-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-24-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"256360"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ...","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","note":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ..."}},"content":"

@cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @fnordius<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> Uhh ... yes? And?<\/p>

Marines seizing a ship are armed with deadly weapons, including explosive grenades.<\/p>

How is a human supposed to guard the ladder, except by the threat of deadly force? Same difference.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115995221283489794","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115995221283489794","objectType":"note","content":"

@cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @fnordius<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> Uhh ... yes? And?<\/p>

Marines seizing a ship are armed with deadly weapons, including explosive grenades.<\/p>

How is a human supposed to guard the ladder, except by the threat of deadly force? Same difference.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115995221283489794","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115995193314224531","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040944"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040945","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T12:02:12+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115995221283489794"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-original-tmp20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-48-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-24-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"256360"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ...","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","note":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ..."}},"content":"

@Infoseepage<\/a> @fnordius<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> @cstross<\/a> Seriously, this looks absolutely ridiculous. Remember that this jet pack is stupendously loud, and a much quieter drone could carry a ladder instead.<\/p>

Or if it has to be a person, an electric paramotor is cheap and quiet, and it doesn't involve wearing heavy bulky arm thrusters. Heck, they're cheap enough that the entire team can assault the target from the air, approaching silently.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115995055529778840","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115995055529778840","objectType":"note","content":"

@Infoseepage<\/a> @fnordius<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> @cstross<\/a> Seriously, this looks absolutely ridiculous. Remember that this jet pack is stupendously loud, and a much quieter drone could carry a ladder instead.<\/p>

Or if it has to be a person, an electric paramotor is cheap and quiet, and it doesn't involve wearing heavy bulky arm thrusters. Heck, they're cheap enough that the entire team can assault the target from the air, approaching silently.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115995055529778840","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040814","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T11:24:37+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115995055529778840"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-original-tmp20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-48-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-24-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"256360"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ...","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","note":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ..."}},"content":"

@cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> Well yeah, that is a VERY expensive toy.<\/p>

I'm gonna be charitable to those air ambulance people that they know it's stupid but they just really want to fly around in jet packs. I mean ... I can't blame them. But also I'd rather not die that way.<\/p>

(The sane alternative involves a helicopter equipped with a winch.)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115990982151949590","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115990982151949590","objectType":"note","content":"

@cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> Well yeah, that is a VERY expensive toy.<\/p>

I'm gonna be charitable to those air ambulance people that they know it's stupid but they just really want to fly around in jet packs. I mean ... I can't blame them. But also I'd rather not die that way.<\/p>

(The sane alternative involves a helicopter equipped with a winch.)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115990982151949590","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115990951125215267","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040630"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040713","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T11:01:19+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115990982151949590"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-original-tmp20230404200213.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-48-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-24-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"35284"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history.","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@cstross","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","note":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history."}},"content":"

@isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> No, it's for use in the Lake District, which is compact but crinkle-cut. There are roads, but hill walkers regularly get into trouble within half a mile of the road and it takes rescue climbers ages to get to them. The idea is to keep a jet pack in the back of an ambulance in order to get a first-responder the last half-mile over broken ground to a casualty as fast as possible to stabilize them for portage or airlift.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115991085043784225","object":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115991085043784225","objectType":"note","content":"

@isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> No, it's for use in the Lake District, which is compact but crinkle-cut. There are roads, but hill walkers regularly get into trouble within half a mile of the road and it takes rescue climbers ages to get to them. The idea is to keep a jet pack in the back of an ambulance in order to get a first-responder the last half-mile over broken ground to a casualty as fast as possible to stabilize them for portage or airlift.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040714","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115990982151949590","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115990982151949590"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040714","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T11:01:18+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040714"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-original-tmp20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-48-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-24-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"256360"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ...","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","note":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ..."}},"content":"

@cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> Okay, but ... helicopter with a winch is still better? By the time you're suited up, the helicopter could have already dropped off one or more paramedics (who don't need to be trained on flying a jet suit).<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115991117759414897","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115991117759414897","objectType":"note","content":"

@cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> Okay, but ... helicopter with a winch is still better? By the time you're suited up, the helicopter could have already dropped off one or more paramedics (who don't need to be trained on flying a jet suit).<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115991117759414897","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115991085043784225","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040714"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040715","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T11:01:17+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115991117759414897"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-original-tmp20230404200213.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-48-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-24-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"35284"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history.","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@cstross","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","note":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history."}},"content":"

@isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> The problem is this area is remote-ish from local airports\/helipads: the chopper has to fly in from out-of-area and is a lot more expensive than a jet pack.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115991171206823563","object":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115991171206823563","objectType":"note","content":"

@isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> The problem is this area is remote-ish from local airports\/helipads: the chopper has to fly in from out-of-area and is a lot more expensive than a jet pack.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040716","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115991117759414897","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115991117759414897"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040716","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T11:01:16+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040716"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-original-tmp20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-48-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-24-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"256360"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ...","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","note":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ..."}},"content":"

@cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> A helipad is not a big investment. It can be nothing more than a square of concrete. Even a small parking lot is much bigger.<\/p>

It is expensive to have a helicopter and pilot on call, of course. But alternatives may be false economies due to the various costs of doing things differently from standard methods.<\/p>

That said, they do make man-lifting multi-rotors, which would be orders of magnitude less expensive than a jet pack. You need a qualified drone pilot on call,<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115991261419062552","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115991261419062552","objectType":"note","content":"

@cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> A helipad is not a big investment. It can be nothing more than a square of concrete. Even a small parking lot is much bigger.<\/p>

It is expensive to have a helicopter and pilot on call, of course. But alternatives may be false economies due to the various costs of doing things differently from standard methods.<\/p>

That said, they do make man-lifting multi-rotors, which would be orders of magnitude less expensive than a jet pack. You need a qualified drone pilot on call,<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115991261419062552","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115991171206823563","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040716"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040717","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T11:01:15+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115991261419062552"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius","displayName":"Marc Etienne","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/148089-original-tmp20241004074348.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/148089-96-20241006171730.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/148089-48-20241004225108.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/148089-24-20241006171730.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"148089"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/148089-96-20241006171730.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Yankee. Exile. Keeper of the sacred fnord. Call me a spider, because I\u2019ve been pulling stuff out of my ass to help make the web since 1998.","url":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/@fnordius","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"fnordius","displayName":"Marc Etienne","note":"Yankee. Exile. Keeper of the sacred fnord. Call me a spider, because I\u2019ve been pulling stuff out of my ass to help make the web since 1998."}},"content":"

@isaackuo<\/a> @cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> it may be me, spoiled by living in Germany, but most hospitals have a helipad and there's a nationwide network of helicopters assigned to regions. It's partially tax supported, but belongs to the ADAC motor club. <\/p>

I guess the UK lacked that sort of engagement. Or it was blocked by infighting.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius\/statuses\/115994256203540364","object":{"id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius\/statuses\/115994256203540364","objectType":"note","content":"

@isaackuo<\/a> @cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> it may be me, spoiled by living in Germany, but most hospitals have a helipad and there's a nationwide network of helicopters assigned to regions. It's partially tax supported, but belongs to the ADAC motor club. <\/p>

I guess the UK lacked that sort of engagement. Or it was blocked by infighting.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040718","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115991261419062552","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115991261419062552"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040718","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T11:01:13+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040718"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-original-tmp20230404200213.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-48-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-24-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"35284"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history.","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@cstross","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","note":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history."}},"content":"

@fnordius<\/a> @isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> UK hospitals *do* have helipads. The use I'm talking about is a long way from any hospitals. It's mountain rescue in a remote area.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115994663427179573","object":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115994663427179573","objectType":"note","content":"

@fnordius<\/a> @isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> UK hospitals *do* have helipads. The use I'm talking about is a long way from any hospitals. It's mountain rescue in a remote area.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@cstross\/115994663427179573","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius\/statuses\/115994256203540364","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040718"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040719","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T11:01:12+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@cstross\/115994663427179573"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius","displayName":"Marc Etienne","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/148089-original-tmp20241004074348.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/148089-96-20241006171730.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/148089-48-20241004225108.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/148089-24-20241006171730.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"148089"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/148089-96-20241006171730.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Yankee. Exile. Keeper of the sacred fnord. Call me a spider, because I\u2019ve been pulling stuff out of my ass to help make the web since 1998.","url":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/@fnordius","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"fnordius","displayName":"Marc Etienne","note":"Yankee. Exile. Keeper of the sacred fnord. Call me a spider, because I\u2019ve been pulling stuff out of my ass to help make the web since 1998."}},"content":"

@cstross<\/a> @isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> this is why I'm mildly irritated, because I would suspect the Alpine nations would have more of an issue with remote rescue operations.<\/p>

In the end, I suspect the argument *really* is an attempt to find a problem where portable jet packs are the solution. And this, well, it ain't it. It smells like a scam.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius\/statuses\/115994845827783880","object":{"id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius\/statuses\/115994845827783880","objectType":"note","content":"

@cstross<\/a> @isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> this is why I'm mildly irritated, because I would suspect the Alpine nations would have more of an issue with remote rescue operations.<\/p>

In the end, I suspect the argument *really* is an attempt to find a problem where portable jet packs are the solution. And this, well, it ain't it. It smells like a scam.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040720","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115994663427179573","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@cstross\/115994663427179573"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040720","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T11:01:11+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040720"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-original-tmp20230404200213.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-48-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-24-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"35284"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history.","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@cstross","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","note":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history."}},"content":"

@fnordius<\/a> @isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> It's also being tested by the Royal Marine Commandos for boarding actions at sea. (Turns out a jet pack with a 10-20 minute endurance is a game-changer compared to the old ones with 30 seconds.)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115994886211918789","object":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115994886211918789","objectType":"note","content":"

@fnordius<\/a> @isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> It's also being tested by the Royal Marine Commandos for boarding actions at sea. (Turns out a jet pack with a 10-20 minute endurance is a game-changer compared to the old ones with 30 seconds.)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@cstross\/115994886211918789","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius\/statuses\/115994845827783880","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040720"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/muenchen.social\/users\/fnordius"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040721","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T11:01:10+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@cstross\/115994886211918789"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-original-tmp20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-48-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-24-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"256360"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ...","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","note":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ..."}},"content":"

@cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> I dunno ... I don't know about a jet hacked together from a turbocharger, but I do know there are tiny jet engines and they're not very good.<\/p>

I think the main problem with them is that they are horribly fuel inefficient, so they don't have much endurance or range. So they're mostly limited to being expensive toys.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115990899434682829","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115990899434682829","objectType":"note","content":"

@cstross<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> I dunno ... I don't know about a jet hacked together from a turbocharger, but I do know there are tiny jet engines and they're not very good.<\/p>

I think the main problem with them is that they are horribly fuel inefficient, so they don't have much endurance or range. So they're mostly limited to being expensive toys.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115990899434682829","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115990875428553001","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12036225"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040629","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T10:40:16+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115990899434682829"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-original-tmp20230404200213.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-48-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-24-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"35284"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history.","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@cstross","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","note":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history."}},"content":"

@isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> \"Expensive toys\" and then there's whatever the hell Gravity Industries are using (and pushing at mountain rescue organizations and the Royal Marine Commandos): https:\/\/gravity.co\/<\/a><\/p>

https:\/\/www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk\/jet-suit-paramedic\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115990951125215267","object":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115990951125215267","objectType":"note","content":"

@isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> \"Expensive toys\" and then there's whatever the hell Gravity Industries are using (and pushing at mountain rescue organizations and the Royal Marine Commandos): https:\/\/gravity.co\/<\/a><\/p>

https:\/\/www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk\/jet-suit-paramedic\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040630","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115990899434682829","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115990899434682829"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12040630","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-02-01T10:40:15+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12040630"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-original-tmp20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-48-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-24-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"256360"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ...","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","note":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ..."}},"content":"

@Infoseepage<\/a> @cstross<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> Jet powered drones cost many times as much, which make them much less affordable compared to APKWS which just use cheap rocket motors.<\/p>

As it is, a plain Shahed with no anti-ship guidance already costs about the same as an APKWS. A Shahed type drone with an anti-ship guidance system and jet engine will cost a lot more than an APKWS.<\/p>

And like I said, APKWS itself is a lot more expensive than interceptor drones developed by Ukraine.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115990723157058577","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115990723157058577","objectType":"note","content":"

@Infoseepage<\/a> @cstross<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> Jet powered drones cost many times as much, which make them much less affordable compared to APKWS which just use cheap rocket motors.<\/p>

As it is, a plain Shahed with no anti-ship guidance already costs about the same as an APKWS. A Shahed type drone with an anti-ship guidance system and jet engine will cost a lot more than an APKWS.<\/p>

And like I said, APKWS itself is a lot more expensive than interceptor drones developed by Ukraine.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115990723157058577","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12036224","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-31T17:33:58+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115990723157058577"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-original-tmp20230404200213.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-48-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-24-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"35284"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35284-96-20230405092346.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history.","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@cstross","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"cstross","displayName":"Charlie Stross","note":"Scottish resident SF\/F author (he\/him\/they\/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy!Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people.@cstross.bsky.social on Blueskyblog at: https:\/\/www.antipope.org\/charlie\/blog-static\/FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and\/or no tooting history."}},"content":"

@isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> Depends on the jet! A few decades ago Israel was fielding jet-powered recce drones where the \"jet\" was a truck turbocharger with a combustion chamber welded between the compressor and turbine. MTBF was a few hours, but for a disposadrone that's plenty.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115990875428553001","object":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross\/statuses\/115990875428553001","objectType":"note","content":"

@isaackuo<\/a> @Infoseepage<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> Depends on the jet! A few decades ago Israel was fielding jet-powered recce drones where the \"jet\" was a truck turbocharger with a combustion chamber welded between the compressor and turbine. MTBF was a few hours, but for a disposadrone that's plenty.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12036225","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115990723157058577","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115990723157058577"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12036225","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-31T17:33:57+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12036225"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-original-tmp20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-48-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-24-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"256360"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/256360-96-20240420092014.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ...","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"isaackuo","displayName":"Isaac Ji Kuo","note":"Been around rec.arts.sf.science, BAUT (aka CosmoQuest), Google Plus, sfconsim-l, and other places ..."}},"content":"

@Infoseepage<\/a> @cstross<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> The thing is, those drones are really slow. Like WWI biplane slow. So the engagement windows are a lot longer than you may be thinking.<\/p>

But anyway, magazine depth is definitely a thing that a lot of navies are waking up to. The USN less so, since a Burke has a pretty deep VLS magazine. But there was a time when a lot of European warships had EIGHT VLS cells. Even quadpacked, that's only 32 anti-air missiles.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115990325962728316","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/isaackuo\/statuses\/115990325962728316","objectType":"note","content":"

@Infoseepage<\/a> @cstross<\/a> @nyrath<\/a> The thing is, those drones are really slow. Like WWI biplane slow. So the engagement windows are a lot longer than you may be thinking.<\/p>

But anyway, magazine depth is definitely a thing that a lot of navies are waking up to. The USN less so, since a Burke has a pretty deep VLS magazine. But there was a time when a lot of European warships had EIGHT VLS cells. Even quadpacked, that's only 32 anti-air missiles.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115990325962728316","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/cstross"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/users\/nyrath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Infoseepage"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-31:objectType=thread:nonce=d409d2c8558d8c9b","notice_info":{"local_id":"12035732","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-31T15:41:39+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spacey.space\/@isaackuo\/115990325962728316"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6111183","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}