These headlines keep rolling out such that it’s pretty clear the FCC doesn’t want us to have any electronics they can have a hand in. Routers, drones, now roomba. The only reason PC components aren’t on the list is data centers.
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I wonder if this has anything to do with Benn Jordan's discovery of Chinese malware in a robo dog.
The Federal Communications Commission announced July 28 that it has banned two new categories of devices: “Advanced robotic devices” and connected power inverters produced in foreign countries. According to the FCC, “robotic devices” includes mobile robots, such as humanoids and quadrupeds, and devices “capable of locomotion, obstacle avoidance, navigation, or movement on the ground.” Yes, that means Roombas and other robot vacuums may be considered illegal if they’re produced outside of the United States of America.
I didn't know the US government had jurisdiction in my country, that's wild!
If there is at least one brown person in your country, then USA has full rights to at least one genocide.
They'd like to believe they have jurisdiction over the entire planet, and often pretend that they do.
We won't tell you which one until after sports and the weather with 'Funny' Sonny Storm!
Oh good, all my assault rifles are still okay though
Assault rifles have been illegal since the 30s
Depends on whether you consider an AR-15 to be an assault rifle or not
Why would anyone consider the AR-15 an assault rifle? It's not any functionally different than your grandad's hunting rifle. It doesn't do full auto or burst.
It's classified as an "assault rifle" in my state. But yeah, I suppose it varies from state to state.
I promise you it's not classified as an assault rifle. It's probably classified as an assault weapon. That's a made up term meant to cause this sort of confusion, usually defined by non functional aesthetic features like a foregrip or a heat shroud over the barrel. Its essentially a "scary looking gun" ban. The AR gets lumped in because it's one of the most common rifles in the country. It's like trying to end car crashes by banning the Honda Civic.
I bet it's classified as an assault weapon, which is different than an assault rifle.
Is here a legal definition or is it still a blanket term for "guns that scare me"?
The Federal Communications Commission announced July 28 that it has banned two new categories of devices: “Advanced robotic devices” and connected power inverters produced in foreign countries. According to the FCC, “robotic devices” includes mobile robots, such as humanoids and quadrupeds, and devices “capable of locomotion, obstacle avoidance, navigation, or movement on the ground.”
Yes, that means Roombas and other robot vacuums may be considered illegal if they’re produced outside of the United States of America.
Rest of the article is behind a paywall
The site has Admiral deployed to stop adblockers. Why would you give them traffic?
what did you do to trigger the downvotes? lol
it's literally a copy and paste of the article title. lol
It's robot vacuums
Liberals don't take kindly to illusions being shattered.
I sure didn't and I'm doing my best to reroute the anger that breaking my illusions created within me, into inspiration for learning reality instead of continuing to doomscroll and it's definitely helping, but at the same time, the more I learn the more I become disappointed in humanity.
As far as I can tell, and at least for now, the only thing I've been able to reason for people who've had their own illusions broken is that you should help however you're able to and find something you enjoy so much that dying at the moment you're enjoying it wouldn't make dying seem as bad.
I engage in the thing I love every time I feel like I've learned too many regretful things about humanity or in history and it refreshes my will to tap back into the anger and continue learning more.
I engage in the thing I love every time I feel like I've learned too many regretful things about humanity or in history and it refreshes my will to tap back into the anger and continue learning more.
This makes me smile. 💝I can hardly wait to get back into the mix. I hope I'm cleared for it, soon!




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