50% of the time the bird is completely behind the earth.
"Behind", perhaps. But not shaded by the earth, not all the time.
This is pretty much handwaving anyway. You can bet that the spacecraft engineers are much smarter than you and I, and have already worked through all these issues. Further, reducing the reflectivity of the satellite only slows down (doesn't stop) optical observation. If we're worried about the Chinese, then we can bet they've built big, powerful radars which black paint won't stop.
As far as size goes, the size is dictated by the function. Resolution is directly related to the size of the observation system, and spy satellites need all the resolution they can muster. If the spy agencies thought they could use small spy satellites, you can be pretty confident they'd be using them.
Think about it. The black side will still be absorbing sunlight. Half the orbit the black paint will still be facing the sun, unless it's exactly in the earth's shadow.
Besides, that only slows (doesn't stop) down optical observation. The "enemy" can still build big radars.
This is a handy thing for temporarily hooking an IDE or SATA drive up to a USB port for a quick salvage job. (I'm just a satisfied customer.)
As far as disposal: open up the drives, take out the platters and use them for decorations or melt them, salvage the armature magnets for your refrigerator, recycle the metal.
Back onto the radio front, we have Voyager 1 which is 15 billion miles away, proven with radio, that would seem good enough for me. Yeah, but what's the data rate?
Considering the photographer had no right to state that the image could be used in such a manner in the first place,
Actually, he did. The Creative Commons license covers the photographer's copyright rights, which is independent of the model's rights. Whatever else goes on, the photographer holds rights to his photograph, and can do with those rights what he wishes. The publisher (Virgin Mobile) is responsible for getting clearance on both sets of rights, and they missed the model release.
No. The photographer did not use the photo in a commercial setting. Virgin Mobile did. It was Virgin Mobile's job to check for the existence of a model release, and they evidently did not do that.
then why isn't she suing the photographer who submitted the image to the photograph and through negligence selected the license that allowed this to happen?
speaking as a semi-pro photographer...
Because it's not the photographer's fault the item was used in a commercial way. That's entirely the fault of Virgin Mobile, who should have asked if the photographer had gotten a model release. If the photographer had said "no", then Virgin Mobile is the one who legally is on the hook. You can take all the pictures of people you want without a release, and there are a number of uses for which a release is not generally required (newsgathering, for instance), but for a strictly commercial use, this is what a model release is for.
I remember reading about chording keyboards as far back as early Byte magazines in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The idea is not new. There's a reason they haven't caught on, and it's the same reason that Dvorak keyboards haven't -- it's very hard to learn unless you're relatively young.
It would also help if there was a standard for chorded data entry.
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This is pretty much handwaving anyway. You can bet that the spacecraft engineers are much smarter than you and I, and have already worked through all these issues. Further, reducing the reflectivity of the satellite only slows down (doesn't stop) optical observation. If we're worried about the Chinese, then we can bet they've built big, powerful radars which black paint won't stop.
As far as size goes, the size is dictated by the function. Resolution is directly related to the size of the observation system, and spy satellites need all the resolution they can muster. If the spy agencies thought they could use small spy satellites, you can be pretty confident they'd be using them.
Besides, that only slows (doesn't stop) down optical observation. The "enemy" can still build big radars.
Black absorbs sunlight. The satellite would overheat.
As far as disposal: open up the drives, take out the platters and use them for decorations or melt them, salvage the armature magnets for your refrigerator, recycle the metal.
Not "faster" as in time, but "faster" as in higher data rate.
OK, so at what point do these new memberships expire? Or do you get to keep your upgraded "P" membership forever?
What's worse, you'd probably see some idiot "driver" flying 300 miles with his right turn signal on.
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Actually, he did. The Creative Commons license covers the photographer's copyright rights, which is independent of the model's rights. Whatever else goes on, the photographer holds rights to his photograph, and can do with those rights what he wishes. The publisher (Virgin Mobile) is responsible for getting clearance on both sets of rights, and they missed the model release.
True.
Yes.
No. The photographer did not use the photo in a commercial setting. Virgin Mobile did. It was Virgin Mobile's job to check for the existence of a model release, and they evidently did not do that.
speaking as a semi-pro photographer...
Because it's not the photographer's fault the item was used in a commercial way. That's entirely the fault of Virgin Mobile, who should have asked if the photographer had gotten a model release. If the photographer had said "no", then Virgin Mobile is the one who legally is on the hook. You can take all the pictures of people you want without a release, and there are a number of uses for which a release is not generally required (newsgathering, for instance), but for a strictly commercial use, this is what a model release is for.
I agree, suing Creative Commons is silly.
Who are you calling a newbie, newbie?
It would also help if there was a standard for chorded data entry.
It's called "mission creep".
It's possible to permanently damage, possibly even blind an image sensor with a very intense light.
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Microwaves are not a gas, so there doesn't have to be pressure on the walls like what would be exerted by a gas.
3495? Har.
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You must be a real exciting person to shop with in Walmart.
Why don't I know the value of the item? Because I don't know what other people are willing to pay for it.
Somewhere I missed where your lack of knowledge of the value of an item created in me an obligation to tell you how much I value that same item.
What the marketplace is willing to pay for something determines its value.
No. I determine what the value of an items is to me. You determine what the value of an item is to you. That's the only valutation that counts.