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Tech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes Wi-Fi guidance, ballistics calculations, optional camera for tracking (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 9 points 8 months ago (9 children)

You can deploy a lot of $96 semi-effective hardware and improve it vs something that might be thousands or even tens or hundreds of thousands to deploy.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (8 children)

    You can deploy a lot of $96 semi-effective hardware

    Khojayev’s just-launched prototype has no effectiveness track record

    :-/

    I mean, time will tell. To date, this particular iteration of technology has a 0% success rate in doing anything but farming clicks.

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    We got another scary 3d printer headline for dumbass politicians to use as justification for regulating them!

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    There isn't much there that can't be done with PVC and bent aluminum sheeting.

    Hamas famously uses water pipes for their rockets (no idea about the propellant, payload or control systems though)

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago* (3 children)

    Don't expect a bunch of moron politicians to understand that though. They'll see this and think it's a golden opportunity to "PRoTEcT tHE chILdREn!"

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    Unless they're going to ban heating elements and stepper motors I'm not too worried.

    It probably wouldn't be too good for Bambu Lab so I wish them luck in their lobbying effort. They could buy a veto from Trump for a few hundred thousand USD in the worst case.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    I mean, yeah, that's why regulating it is stupid. But it will still cause problems for a lot of people if they start fucking with them. Not everyone has the time/talent to build their own 3d printer. It took me months to get mine working back when I did it and it was a kit. Trump can't veto state laws.

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