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China to Have Over 100 Eyes in the Sky
gollum123 writes "Reuters reports China plans to launch more than 100 satellites before 2020 to watch every corner of the country, state-run China Central Television quoted a government official as saying Tuesday. A "large surveying network" would be set up to monitor water reserves, forests, farmland, city construction and "various activities of society," a government official said without elaborating. "The aim is that, at any time and any place, we can obtain necessary data on any event through watching the Earth from space," said Shao Liqin, an official with the Ministry of Science and Technology."
translation anybody?
"Just like in your country".
I for one welcome our Chinese satellite overlords!
Just don't ever do anything wrong (by the standards of the people in power) and you'll be fine. What, me worry?
Vote Quimby!
No more weather.
China legalises nude sun bathing. An official, quoted on condition of anonymity, said that studies have shown that Chinese women, especially those between the ages of 18 to 29 seem to suffer from low levels of vitamin D and are thus encouraged to sunbath... in the nude... on clear cloudless days...
Sometimes I wish I was a plumber, then I'd know how to deal with other people's shit.
And I always thought it was the Japanese who liked taking pictures...
"Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine No Posessions?'" -- Elvis Costello
...these should be fitted with giant flash guns so we know when they are taking our photograph.
Insert obligatory 1984 reference here.
dude, i just bought the new cassette by cyndi lauper. it's totally rad! want me to dub it for you?
I suggest we invade ASAP and liberate the oppressed!
I for one am all for invading ASAP to help liberate the poor Asapians... i'm just having a little difficulty finding it on the map.
Time to build the Great Tin Foil Hat of China!
I get it!!!!! Yes!!!!! This is a good day to be alive.
It is a joke on English!!!!!!! The parent said "time to make reference of 1984!!!" but was referring to book by GEORGE ORWELL; the humor of English lies within tragic misinterpretation!!!!!! Ha ha ha ha ha!!!! I am laughing at your misinterpretation of his words to mean 1980's era of time!!!!! This is funny!!!!!!!
You are great comedian!!!!
Here is a little more information.
"God fights on the side with the best artillery." - Napoleon, Marshal of France - speaking truth to power
What if you just print "Goodyear" on the side?
I don't see a single "All Your Base Are..." joke. What is happening to this younger generation of slashdotters?
Table-ized A.I.
All those links... you could have just sent them here.
See the Pictures of the Flood of '08