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by columbus567 604 days ago
Imagine putting that on a resume for a postdoc

- discovered lost Mayan city

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Flock will hire him as a consultant when they develop their upcoming "fine people for unpermitted garden sheds" service.

(joking, but sadly not joking)

Cities and counties have been using traditional aerial photography for that for a long time now.
I have friends who work in InsuranceTech and they use satellite images of houses when someone apply for home owners insurance. They've said it flags people with trampolines all the time.
My insurance company asked about that when I got the policy, I said Yes we have one and it was not an issue. Perhaps they are charging me a higher premium, but not enough that I noticed.

Though we no longer have it, so perhaps I should mention that next time I meet with my agent.

It's going to get as common as

> New exoplanet discovered

Very soon.

And therefore unworthy of barely being mentioned.

I was imagining what Indiana Jones would look like in this day and age.
Juvy record for the train thing, working as a waiter in the city the detention center was in.
I was going to say: that's a thesis result sorted - check.