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So cool and geeky nano-bot engineers can watch ignorant Marines with high school degrees (and $189 shotguns) blow their precious creations out of the sky for sport. These look impressive otherwise.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\nOh, I\u2019m sure these little critters won\u2019t be able to be jammed electronically or anything. But if they can\u2019t be, the Remington 870-P, and the soldier, sailor, airman, and Marine, is in the arsenal. Ducks, dove, and geese taste better though.<\/p>\nI used to love playing Galaga<\/em>, by the way. Next wonder weapon, please. Semper Fidelis.<\/em><\/p>\nUPDATE<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/godandthemachine\/2013\/12\/amazon-air\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon.com thinks they\u2019ll \u00a0be making deliveries this way<\/a>?<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/85\/2011\/12\/coexist-firearm-gun-manufacturer-logo-sticker.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5177\" title=\"coexist-firearm-gun-manufacturer-logo-sticker\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/85\/2011\/12\/coexist-firearm-gun-manufacturer-logo-sticker-300x81.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"81\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So cool and geeky nano-bot engineers can watch ignorant Marines with high school degrees (and $189 shotguns) blow their precious creations out of the sky for 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