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Satellite Spotters Make Government Uneasy

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the other-checks-and-balances dept.

An anonymous reader found an interesting little story about satellite spotters and how, not surprisingly, their painstakingly methodical hobby doesn't exactly make gazillion dollar government agencies all that excited. Of course the article raises the very obvious point that if a guy with a pair of binoculars in his back yard can spot a satellite, so can the Chinese government.

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  1. Spy Sat Storys by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What's interesting about this satellite that is going to get shot down is that the News Media is pretty much parroting the PR that it's being shot down so the hydrazine that powers it could kill a lot of people. But we know that's not the case, the true reason is they are paranoid that super secret technology will land in China...

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  2. Fixing Your Sig by slippr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In xanadu did kublai khan A pleasuredome *erect*