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Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps? by iamacyborg on Monday May 17, 2021 @04:46PM (#27188243)
I can’t help but be excited by the possibilities of tech like Planet, so many interesting applications for their data.
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Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps? by ComputerGuru on Monday May 17, 2021 @05:42PM (#27188800)
Excited? Maybe I’m just getting old but it terrifies me.
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Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps? by klyrs on Monday May 17, 2021 @06:09PM (#27189022)
Agreed, and the terrifying use-cases aren't hypothetical, they're the raison d'etre. There are some good "plowshares" type projects out there, but I'm not sure those ends justify the original and ongoing ones
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