A geologist watching the news recognized the type of rock and the fact that it was only located in one specific and small region of Afghanistan
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But it's one less place Osama can hide and one of the many videos the US government would have elected to keep private.
Oh the irony...
Reminds me of an old riddle...
If a video is kept secret by the Pentagon, will a geologist be able to see it on the news and recognize the fact that the rock behind Osama Bin Laden was only located in one specific and small region of Afghanistan?
In this case the government is like Microsoft, closed, proprietary. Who knows if geologists within the CIA/etc. would have done any better. Sometimes outside help is far better, as is the case with many open source projects. That the government dragged it's feet enough to miss him is sad...
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Originally posted by bunge
A geologist watching the news recognized the type of rock and the fact that it was only located in one specific and small region of Afghanistan
...
But it's one less place Osama can hide and one of the many videos the US government would have elected to keep private.
Oh the irony...
Reminds me of an old riddle...
If a video is kept secret by the Pentagon, will a geologist be able to see it on the news and recognize the fact that the rock behind Osama Bin Laden was only located in one specific and small region of Afghanistan?
In this case the government is like Microsoft, closed, proprietary. Who knows if geologists within the CIA/etc. would have done any better. Sometimes outside help is far better, as is the case with many open source projects. That the government dragged it's feet enough to miss him is sad...
But he makes a good argument.