January 4, 2004, 07:27
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Good work guys!
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Originally posted by Timexwatch
"Take that, EUROCOMS!"
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January 4, 2004, 08:44
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Props to the Nasa crew!
Tho it doesn't matter who put it there, what matters is that it is there. Scientific knowledge belongs to all mankind.
*Realises they may find his secret martian base full of beer and superweapons*
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January 4, 2004, 09:17
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I understand the beer, but what do you need the weapons for?
Um, grey picture of... rocks? Woot?
What is the purpose of this mission?
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January 4, 2004, 09:21
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What do I need the weapons for? What DON'T I need a massive stockpile of superweapons for?
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Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
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January 4, 2004, 09:42
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Well, you probably don't need them to open the beer bottles.
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January 4, 2004, 09:44
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....how in the name of all merciful gods that walk the Earth do you open beer bottles?
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Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
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January 4, 2004, 09:59
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Throw them against hard objects? I have found the ground more than adequate for the task. Not only that, but it improves the flavour somewhat. 
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January 4, 2004, 10:03
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Good threadjack.
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January 4, 2004, 10:53
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Originally posted by Skanky Burns
I wonder if they went with metric for this probe. 
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The important thing is that everybody got together beforehand and came to an agreement. Wonderful things happen when people learn to share.  I motion that we nickname this craft "The Fred Rogers".
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January 4, 2004, 11:15
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Dust and solar panels
The dust doesn't just settle on the surface. It hits at high speed and actually pits the surface. This kind of damage cannot be fixed easily.
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January 4, 2004, 11:27
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Great news
Now let's get the knowledge we are seeking 
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January 4, 2004, 11:31
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January 4, 2004, 11:56
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I just hope the Martians don't think we're renewing the war. Last time they almost kicked our asses. 
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January 4, 2004, 12:03
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Good thing there is a bad flu strain going around then.
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January 4, 2004, 12:07
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Japan 0, UK 0, USA 2
In all the Euro bashing, every one seems to forget that the Japanese craft Nozumi failed before it reached Mars. It was apparently incapacitated by solar radiation and would not respond to the steering commands necessary to make it orbit Mars.
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January 4, 2004, 12:07
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Originally posted by Tattila the Hun
I understand the beer, but what do you need the weapons for?
Um, grey picture of... rocks? Woot?
What is the purpose of this mission?
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tracking the history of water on mars(life,setting up colonization efforts,etc). They landed it near a dried out lake with a dried out stream running through it.
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January 4, 2004, 12:10
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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
I just hope the Martians don't think we're renewing the war. Last time they almost kicked our asses.
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Oh please.  Our technology has advanced significantly since then. If the Martian wars were to occur today, it would be an entirely different scenario.
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January 4, 2004, 12:15
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Re: Japan 0, UK 0, USA 2
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In all the Euro bashing, every one seems to forget that the Japanese craft Nozumi failed before it reached Mars. It was apparently incapacitated by solar radiation and would not respond to the steering commands necessary to make it orbit Mars.
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Not true, I said the CIA was responsible for both probes failures :P. Considering that the US is the only country with sucessful landings on mars it doesn't seem that far fetched does it  .
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January 4, 2004, 12:24
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Get out the tinfoil hats
Your post of CIA! CIA! CIA! was totally without context. I had no idea what you were referring to. And no, it wasn't the CIA, it was the little green men who have had a secret alliance with the US since we faked the moon landings.
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January 4, 2004, 13:03
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Originally posted by Tattila the Hun
I understand the beer, but what do you need the weapons for?
Um, grey picture of... rocks? Woot?
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Looking for evidence of water by looking at sediment, or some such.
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January 4, 2004, 13:26
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January 4, 2004, 13:27
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Wow, and this just goes to show that those airbags really do work. Two times already.
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January 4, 2004, 15:24
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When do we get ones in color?
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Later this afternoon. Very high resolution. I think these are at least 15 megapixel pictures coming down.
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January 4, 2004, 17:21
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Outstanding. Now that we have conquered poverty and no child goes without food, shelter and medicine we can begin our exploration of space...
Oh wait a second.. 
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January 4, 2004, 17:28
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I punch Mars in the stomach.
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In da butt.
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January 4, 2004, 17:31
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yay. it's about time NASA had some success.
WATCH OUT FOR THE ROCKS!
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January 4, 2004, 17:36
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Looking for an apropriate exile residence for Saddam?
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January 4, 2004, 17:36
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I wonder if the people in the homeless shelters got to watch the pictures on tv..
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January 4, 2004, 19:58
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What this thread needs is for someone to make a really obvious attempt at threadjacking it. If only someone could think of an irrelevant issue to discuss...
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January 4, 2004, 20:02
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Originally posted by Skanky Burns
What this thread needs is for someone to make a really obvious attempt at threadjacking it. If only someone could think of an irrelevant issue to discuss...
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This is just another obvious step for gun control.
Defend your rights, Americans! NASA is out to take your property!
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