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Because they photoshopped a stock image??? Seriously? You understand how journalism and blogging works, right?

• ams6110 13y ago
  Photoshopping an image and not captioning it as an "artist's concept" or something similar is absolutely a violation of traditional journalistic integrity. This is not a picture of a "Google Blimp." It's not even a picture of a blimp in Africa.
  • cpeterso 13y ago
    Wired should have just posted an abstract sketch, something that says "blimp" but is clearly not pretending to be a "GBlimp".
  • leecbaker 13y ago
    That picture is not a free-flying blimp, but an Army aerostat (tethered balloon). About 10 are used to enforce the southern US border. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethered_Aerostat_Radar_System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethered_Aerostat_Radar_System
    • hcarvalhoalves 13y ago
      Oh, the irony...
      • Centigonal 13y ago
        Irony?
        • hcarvalhoalves 13y ago
          They used the image of a tethered balloon to depict one that would be wireless :)
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          • Centigonal 13y ago
            Ah, thanks! I chuckled :D
  • shocks 13y ago
    The real crime here is that awful photoshop job...
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