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[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Just what we needed, more surveillance /s

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

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"?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Did you miss the /s?

Maybe you need a high res satellite.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Why not both?

(We don't need more surveillance and this isn't actually surveillance.)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

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?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Like others have pointed out, It was indeed very much tongue-in-cheek.