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Trouble on the International Space Station

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gummed-up-gyro-whatsit-now dept.

lewiz writes "The BBC News website has an article that explains the International Space Station has run into troubles due to one of four gyroscopes breaking down. They say while this is a serious problem it will not have any massive effect but it will have to be replaced quickly as the gyroscopes stabilise and control the flight."

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  1. More Trouble by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
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Do you want a no te from my docto&#9617 &#9619&#9618&#9618&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9618&#9618 &#9617 r?'Is this why you were touchin g your penis [ro&#9617&#9617&#9619&#9618 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 t&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9618&#9617&#9618&#9618&#9618&#9618 ten.com] in the cinema, Jon? And letting the othe&#9617&#9617 &#9618&#9618&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9618&#9618 r boys touch it too?We should als o point out that&#9617&#9617&#9619 &#9618&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9618 &#9618 Jon Katz refers to himself as 'Sl ashdot's resident &#9618&#9618&#9618&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9618&#9618&#9618 &#9617 Gasbag.' Is there any more doub t? For those fort&#9618&#9618&#9618 &#9618&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9618&#9618&#9618 &#9617 unate few who aren't aware of t he list of homos&#9617 &#9618&#9618&#9618&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 e&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9618 &#9618 &#9617 xual [goatse.cx] terminology fo und inside the L&#9617&#9617&#9618&#9618&#9618&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9618&#9618 &#9617 inux 'Sauce Code,' a 'Gasbag' is a pervert who g&#9617&#9617&#9618&#9618&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9618&#9618&#9618&#9617 ains sexual gratification from h aving a thin stra&#9617&#9618&#9618 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9618&#9618&#9618&#9617&#9617 w inserted into his urethra (or to use the comm&#9617&#9617 &#9618&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9618 &#9618&#9617 on parlance, 'piss-pipe'), then his homosexual [&#9617&#9617&#9618&#9618&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9618&#9618&#9617 goatse.cx]lover blows firmly dow n the straw to in&#9617&#9618&#9618&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617&#9617 &#9617&#9617&#9618&#9618&#9618 &#9617 flate his scrotum. 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  2. Re:hello by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    outstanding.

  3. Hmm.. by Heem · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I love this part

    What to bring:
    # Plenty of cash - exhibitors might not accept credit cards on site

    So a bunch of skinny, weak computer geeks running around with plenty of cash in their pockets... Anyone want to go pickpocketing? ;-)

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    Don't Tread on Me