Editing 2499: Abandonment Function
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| image = abandonment function.png | | image = abandonment function.png | ||
| titletext = Remember to only adopt domesticated drones that specifically request it. It's illegal to collect wild ones under the Migratory Drone Treaty Act. | | titletext = Remember to only adopt domesticated drones that specifically request it. It's illegal to collect wild ones under the Migratory Drone Treaty Act. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a HUMAN BEING because the bot seems to have been left abandoned. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | {{W|abandoned_pets|Pet abandonment}} is a situation of concern among biological pets, and is part of the reason there are animal rescue | + | {{W|abandoned_pets|Pet abandonment}} is a situation of concern among biological pets, and is part of the reason there are animal rescue organisations providing for adoption in most regions. Since drones are automated, they can be programmed to have an automatic abandonment function. |
− | In reality, this "abandonment function" is the norm that things left outside homes are | + | In reality, this "abandonment function" is the norm that things left outside homes are {w|free box|often considered gifts} for any passersby who would like them. |
− | With the drone responsible for | + | With the drone responsible for finding its own new owner, one can imagine it becoming more and more fervent as its charge runs down, to prevent the accumulation of derelict drones in the streets. |
− | Triggering abandonment based on extended close proximity to the device's own controller could produce issues such as accidental | + | Triggering abandonment based on extended close proximity to the device's own controller could produce issues such as accidental activition, or malicious activation by a party who could send the proximity signal from a great distance, possibly to many drones at once, via {{W|software defined radio}}. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[ | + | :[Multi-Rotor drone is flying though the air. Movement lines behind drone indicate a shaky flight path.] |
:Drone: Hi, I'm yours now! Please charge me! | :Drone: Hi, I'm yours now! Please charge me! | ||
:Drone: Hi, I'm yours now! Please charge me! | :Drone: Hi, I'm yours now! Please charge me! | ||
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+ | :[Caption below the frame:] | ||
:Tech Tip: If you ever get tired of a toy drone, tie the controller to it and set it outside. Its abandonment function will activate and it will find a new home. | :Tech Tip: If you ever get tired of a toy drone, tie the controller to it and set it outside. Its abandonment function will activate and it will find a new home. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Drones]] | [[Category:Drones]] | ||
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