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  • A lot of them are also composites because you can’t photograph more than 7%(?) of the Earth’s surface from the ISS.

    So the photos of half the Earth that is facing the camera may be made up of a bunch of photos and then they have to stich them together and correct for clouds.

    Prior to 2015, there was only one photo of the entire sunlit face of the Earth and that was taken in 1972 by Apollo 17. The other 3 photos we have ever taken of the Earth have an unlit portion. We now have DSCOVR, which regularly takes photos every day.








  • The problem with Apple OSs is that Apple decides how you are suppose to use the device.

    They decide that a phone/tablet/laptop is suppose to be used in a certain way and if you try to use them like a different computer form factor, you are left confused and frustrated.

    I have been a long time user of Linux, Android, and Windows. I have no Apple devices and never will because every time I am forced to use one I can’t figure out how to do the simplist things that is trivial on every other OS I have used. Not to mention they won’t let you customize the device how you want to use it.

    They do have a fantastic aesthetic and OS if you want a phone/tablet/laptop that does the simplist low-effort use, but I am always lost when trying do do anything outside of Apple’s groove. They are all looks and no substance.