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Facebook drones the size of jumbo jets to soar 17 miles up
The Telegraph ^ | 25 Sep 2014 | Matthew Sparkes

Posted on 09/25/2014 8:24:40 AM PDT by McGruff

Facebook will create thousands of drones the size of jumbo jets which will fly 17 miles above the Earth to provide wireless internet access to the four billion people currently unable to get online.

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To: varyouga

That’s a possibility. Bottom line is the feds will use everything in their power to control the people. And by “their” I mean a whole lot of “them”.


21 posted on 09/25/2014 10:04:50 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Liberals were raised by women or wimps. And they're all stupid.)
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To: McGruff

Get ready to see more of your jobs outsourced to even cheaper the third world labor markets, now that they will have internet access.


22 posted on 09/25/2014 10:05:21 AM PDT by Age of Reason
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23 posted on 09/25/2014 11:27:57 AM PDT by blam (Jeff Sessions For President)
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How fast do you have to travel to maintain lift at 17 mikes (90,000’) altitude?


24 posted on 09/25/2014 1:28:32 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (The first stage of cultural death is denial.)
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To: Mike Darancette

17 Miles


25 posted on 09/25/2014 1:33:34 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (The first stage of cultural death is denial.)
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To: McGruff

I’ll believe it when I see it working. Facebook shark-jumped a goodly long time ago (I saw it in one of my friend’s feeds), and I’d be surprised if they have the money to do much more than just talk about how great an idea this is.


26 posted on 09/25/2014 3:19:56 PM PDT by OldNewYork
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