A 3-tonne, $1.5 billion satellite to watch Earth’s every move is set to launch this week
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Did you miss the /s?
Maybe you need a high res satellite.
I don't know why you're assuming their '/s' is alluding to sarcasm around this being surveillance versus sarcasm around needing more surveillance. "We need more surveillance (we actually don't)" seems to be indicated here, not "This is surveillance (it actually isn't)".
Especially when Reddit types are notoriously, chronically unable to read articles before they go spouting uninformed bullshit in the comments.
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I don't know why you're assuming their '/s' is alluding to sarcasm around this being surveillance versus sarcasm around needing more surveillance. "We need more surveillance (we actually don't)" seems to be indicated here, not "This is surveillance (it actually isn't)".
Especially when Reddit types are notoriously, chronically unable to read articles before they go spouting uninformed bullshit in the comments.
Why not both?
(We don't need more surveillance and this isn't actually surveillance.)
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Speaking as a layman, I just think it's fuckin' awesome how a big chonky boi can be propelled upwards at Mach Yeet and get casually dropped off in orbit.
Even though Musk is a cunt, I still love watching SpaceX streams to see big bits of metal get put upwards by lots of fire and noise, and then fuckin' land where they started seven or eight minutes later.
Science is fuckin mint, man.
I like your funny words, magic man
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A 3-tonne, $1.5 billion satellite to watch Earth’s every move is set to launch this week
The NISAR satellite will be able to detect centimetre-sized changes on Earth’s surface, providing crucial data for agriculture and climate modelling.
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Don't such satellites have a major flaw, that they revolve? Considering that earth is spherical, those satellites can only monitor some half of the earth each moment, given their sensors have such high FOV.
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Speaking as a layman, I just think it's fuckin' awesome how a big chonky boi can be propelled upwards at Mach Yeet and get casually dropped off in orbit.
Even though Musk is a cunt, I still love watching SpaceX streams to see big bits of metal get put upwards by lots of fire and noise, and then fuckin' land where they started seven or eight minutes later.
Science is fuckin mint, man.
Have you had a chance to play Kerbal Space Program yet? If not, I think you'd really enjoy it.
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Speaking as a layman, I just think it's fuckin' awesome how a big chonky boi can be propelled upwards at Mach Yeet and get casually dropped off in orbit.
Even though Musk is a cunt, I still love watching SpaceX streams to see big bits of metal get put upwards by lots of fire and noise, and then fuckin' land where they started seven or eight minutes later.
Science is fuckin mint, man.
Don't quote me on this, but I've heard SpaceX itself is pretty good at keeping Musk away from the actually important things. Something about having a team dedicated to keeping him distracted.
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Speaking as a layman, I just think it's fuckin' awesome how a big chonky boi can be propelled upwards at Mach Yeet and get casually dropped off in orbit.
Even though Musk is a cunt, I still love watching SpaceX streams to see big bits of metal get put upwards by lots of fire and noise, and then fuckin' land where they started seven or eight minutes later.
Science is fuckin mint, man.
“Mach yeet” is now added to my list of sentences I never knew I wanted to read
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Speaking as a layman, I just think it's fuckin' awesome how a big chonky boi can be propelled upwards at Mach Yeet and get casually dropped off in orbit.
Even though Musk is a cunt, I still love watching SpaceX streams to see big bits of metal get put upwards by lots of fire and noise, and then fuckin' land where they started seven or eight minutes later.
Science is fuckin mint, man.
... I think I agree with your sentiment? honestly it's hard to tell because everything you just said is delivered in this ultra-cringe meme language. I guess this is so the average middle schooler can understand what you're saying? or is this how robots think humans communicate, so when they want to pretend they're an "average human internet user", they talk in this ridiculous idiotic meme codec? idk, whatever, it's peak cringe, but ok cool comment
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Did you read the part where this is a radar satellite designed for monitoring the climate? That is, did you read anything besides the headline before you decided: "Yeah, I think I'm able to make informed commentary about this"?
A lot of technology has been repurposed for other uses than what they were mutually designed. What’s to stop the operators from using such a high def satellite to spy on people?
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Don't such satellites have a major flaw, that they revolve? Considering that earth is spherical, those satellites can only monitor some half of the earth each moment, given their sensors have such high FOV.
How is that a flaw? It just sounds like a design consideration...
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I like your funny words, magic man
I'm surprised I strung so many together coherently to be honest!
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Have you had a chance to play Kerbal Space Program yet? If not, I think you'd really enjoy it.
I haven't, no - and you're probably right, yes.
I worry that if I start playing KSP then my other half and kids won't see me again for six months because it does sound fucking awesome and highly rewarding.
Nope, I'm a simple man. I play through a couple of Doom WADs each summer in the academic off-season and that's my gaming appetite satiated.
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Don't quote me on this, but I've heard SpaceX itself is pretty good at keeping Musk away from the actually important things. Something about having a team dedicated to keeping him distracted.
Yeah it's a shame that Musk is so inextricably linked with the brand. I'm quite sure SpaceX and Tesla are full of top tier talent and engineering wizards... but have a direct link to a toxic cockwomble that bankrolls them. Shame.
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Don't such satellites have a major flaw, that they revolve? Considering that earth is spherical, those satellites can only monitor some half of the earth each moment, given their sensors have such high FOV.
Yes that's how one satellite can image a lot of area.
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“Mach yeet” is now added to my list of sentences I never knew I wanted to read
If I could have crowbarred "moist" in there somewhere too, I'd have set the lexical tiktok on fire.
...if there is even one, don't come at me TNETENNBA fans!
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... I think I agree with your sentiment? honestly it's hard to tell because everything you just said is delivered in this ultra-cringe meme language. I guess this is so the average middle schooler can understand what you're saying? or is this how robots think humans communicate, so when they want to pretend they're an "average human internet user", they talk in this ridiculous idiotic meme codec? idk, whatever, it's peak cringe, but ok cool comment
ain't no harm skibidi ohio guy, don't got time fo the low-rizz crowd, no cap
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I haven't, no - and you're probably right, yes.
I worry that if I start playing KSP then my other half and kids won't see me again for six months because it does sound fucking awesome and highly rewarding.
Nope, I'm a simple man. I play through a couple of Doom WADs each summer in the academic off-season and that's my gaming appetite satiated.
I made the mistake of thinking KSP was a game and not literal mother fucking rocket science.
There was a lot of explosions and no space.
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A lot of technology has been repurposed for other uses than what they were mutually designed. What’s to stop the operators from using such a high def satellite to spy on people?
Probably because it’s too cheap and primitive? Why use something not specially used to spy on people when you already have significantly designed satellites with a bigger budget and better technology?
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Don't such satellites have a major flaw, that they revolve? Considering that earth is spherical, those satellites can only monitor some half of the earth each moment, given their sensors have such high FOV.
Do you expect the satellite to see the whole earth?
You know it's night for like half of it, yea?
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Do you expect the satellite to see the whole earth?
You know it's night for like half of it, yea?
I'm not agreeing with their dumb point, but just pointing out: this satellite works on radar. I'm genuinely concerned how many people seem to be commenting without reading the article.
