By By Robert Weller Dec 2, 2013 in Technology Swansea - Is it a bird, a plane or an Amazon drone delivering a package faster than a speeding pizza? Will this be safe for those on the ground? Remember Rose. He is the guy who implied we were lucky Al Gore wasn’t president when 911 occurred. He also is buddies with Benghazi’s Lara Logan. Forget the fact that no details were available on how this would be accomplished. After all, there already has been talk of using drones to identify speeding drivers so they could be sent tickets. But it is wacky. Or is it. The BBC says Georgia inmates planned to use drones to get contraband inside. Of course these drones would be much smaller than military ones, so when one of them inevitably crashed into a home or office building, the damage would be less. So before you count on your delivery being dropped by parachute, or lowered by landline from a hovering drone, be sure to put your helmet on. Meanwhile, a This, as the company reported holiday sales up 31 percent. “Undercover reporter Adam Littler, 23, got an agency job at Amazon's Swansea warehouse. He took a hidden camera inside for BBC Panorama to record what happened on his shifts,” the BBC reported. He was turned into a virtual app or droid. "We are machines, we are robots, we plug our scanner in, we're holding it, but we might as well be plugging it into ourselves," he said. Michael Marmot, a European expert on stress at work, said the working conditions at the warehouse are "all the bad stuff at once". He said, "The characteristics of this type of job, the evidence shows increased risk of mental illness and physical illness." Amazon defended the work practices, saying they are similar to what other companies do. Other bad news. The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a New York decision requiring Amazon to collect taxes on sales. During a weekend when the BBC broadcast a report comparing Amazon working conditions to a high-tech Bangalesh, the company got more coverage with a report on it. Just like something out of a comic book, Jeff Bezos lured commentator Charlie Rose to air a report about the company using drones to make deliveries.Remember Rose. He is the guy who implied we were lucky Al Gore wasn’t president when 911 occurred.He also is buddies with Benghazi’s Lara Logan.Forget the fact that no details were available on how this would be accomplished. After all, there already has been talk of using drones to identify speeding drivers so they could be sent tickets.But it is wacky. Or is it. The BBC says Georgia inmates planned to use drones to get contraband inside. "There are a lot of fantasies and some economic bubble around the development of civilian drones , said Patrick Ky, Executive Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency ( EASA), during a meeting with journalists of the AJPAE on November 21. Before drones carry pizzas or cargo, a number of things will happen ... "Civilian drones are not yet at the level of reliability required for civil applications , said Ky. “We analyzed sixty accidents of drones whose data were transmitted by NATO and the U.S. Air Force: 85% occurred due to loss of control (of) the drone. can not afford it over populated areas.”Of course these drones would be much smaller than military ones, so when one of them inevitably crashed into a home or office building, the damage would be less.So before you count on your delivery being dropped by parachute, or lowered by landline from a hovering drone, be sure to put your helmet on.Meanwhile, a BBC reporter infiltrated an Amazon warehouse and found unsafe working conditions.This, as the company reported holiday sales up 31 percent.“Undercover reporter Adam Littler, 23, got an agency job at Amazon's Swansea warehouse. He took a hidden camera inside for BBC Panorama to record what happened on his shifts,” the BBC reported.He was turned into a virtual app or droid."We are machines, we are robots, we plug our scanner in, we're holding it, but we might as well be plugging it into ourselves," he said.Michael Marmot, a European expert on stress at work, said the working conditions at the warehouse are "all the bad stuff at once".He said, "The characteristics of this type of job, the evidence shows increased risk of mental illness and physical illness."Amazon defended the work practices, saying they are similar to what other companies do.Other bad news. The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a New York decision requiring Amazon to collect taxes on sales. This opinion article was written by an independent writer. The opinions and views expressed herein are those of the author and are not necessarily intended to reflect those of DigitalJournal.com More about Amazon, dronze, BBC, 60 minutes Amazon dronze BBC 60 minutes