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That image of the Google blimp almost looks like the logo was photoshopped on. Any way to tell if that's real or not?

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Yep, I think it's photoshopped: http://www.flickr.com/photos/isafmedia/4995227882/

No journalistic integrity at Wired, I guess.

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

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.

Wired should have just posted an abstract sketch, something that says "blimp" but is clearly not pretending to be a "GBlimp".

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

Oh, the irony...

Irony?

They used the image of a tethered balloon to depict one that would be wireless :)

Ah, thanks! I chuckled :D

The real crime here is that awful photoshop job...

Nor at the guardian it would appear: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/may/28/google-afri...

I find it mildly amusing that one can use Google's search by image to find the real photo:

https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZivEt7uQuw_1h05O2R...

And it's funny because Wired.com (not co.uk) used it in an article before. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/03/army-wants-spy-blimp...

Sorry for the plug (if a not-for-profit campaign a friend is doing to build a school in Ethiopia is considered a plug) but this will help this school (if it gets built) get also internet

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ewb-lets-build-a-school-in...

Ok, wow, either I didn't get the article, or I got really misunderstood here, anyone cares to mention why this is so downvoted? is it the off topic plug? is it my choice of wording? Did I miss a major point in the article? Did I say something really stupid? (if so my apologies, and will be nice if you point out what exactly)

All in all it's a real nice charity project from someone I know, and I get nothing from it, not sure what's so wrong with a little good intentions.

Don't worry too much about downvotes. People have become more trigger happy in the last three years (or so).

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