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Re: Google Maps Mystery Actually Spy Satellite Targets

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Post by rick888 »

Lagged2Death wrote: post #10
icebraining wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's somewhat prejudiced, no? Besides, the content is originally from here[1], Fox News just republished it. [1]: http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/mystery-structures-china...

That's somewhat prejudiced, no? The point of avoiding Fox is to eschew prejudice, I'd say. You could summarize this story as "Yep, China has spy satellites," which isn't actually news to anyone who's interested. It's exactly the sort of "keep the people afraid" non-news Fox has become infamous for.

CNN, MSNBC, and aljazeera are also all biased. In fact, all news is.

The only difference is that you don't agree with the politics of Fox news.

Re: Google Maps Mystery Actually Spy Satellite Targets

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Post by icarus_drowning »

jplewicke wrote: post #18
draz wrote: post #7

out of curiousity -- could the Manhattan grid be naturally used for satellite calibration (thus masking intention)? Could we install objects on top of buildings to help calibration (surreptitiously)?

The first thing that comes to mind here is the enormous red bullseyes that Target puts on top of all of its stores. They're visisble from airplanes and satellites, but their symmetry would make them less useful for calibration. An example: http://craphound.com/images/googleeasrthad.jpg

That's a brilliant move on Target's part-- how easy must it be to find your nearest target on Google/Bing/Etc Maps? Pretty forward thinking of them, if you ask me...

Re: Google Maps Mystery Actually Spy Satellite Targets

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Post by faboo »

rick888 wrote: post #21
Lagged2Death wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's somewhat prejudiced, no? The point of avoiding Fox is to eschew prejudice, I'd say. You could summarize this story as "Yep, China has spy satellites," which isn't actually news to anyone who's interested. It's exactly the sort of "keep the people afraid" non-news Fox has become infamous for.

CNN, MSNBC, and aljazeera are also all biased. In fact, all news is. The only difference is that you don't agree with the politics of Fox news.

I don't know about CNN, MSNBC, or Aljazeera, but Fox News admitted to fabricating stories and lying in court (bizarrely, they won the right to lie and call it news in said same court).

http://ceasespin.org/ceasespin_blog/ceasespin_blogger_files/... http://digg.com/news/entertainment/the_daily_show_fox_news_l...

(I'm for totally ignoring CNN, MSNBC, and Aljazeera as well if they admit to intentionally misleading the public.)

Re: Google Maps Mystery Actually Spy Satellite Targets

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Post by Lagged2Death »

rick888 wrote: post #21
Lagged2Death wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's somewhat prejudiced, no? The point of avoiding Fox is to eschew prejudice, I'd say. You could summarize this story as "Yep, China has spy satellites," which isn't actually news to anyone who's interested. It's exactly the sort of "keep the people afraid" non-news Fox has become infamous for.

CNN, MSNBC, and aljazeera are also all biased. In fact, all news is. The only difference is that you don't agree with the politics of Fox news.

Bias isn't bit-field. It's perfectly possible for all news to be biased and for Fox to be in a terrible, egregious class of its own.
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