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Pioneer 10 Still Running After 30 years

evilempireinc writes "According to this article in Scientific American, Pioneer 10 is still functioning 30 years after it was launched in 1972, and is still sending back scientific data. The article mentions that two other old space craft, Voyager, and IMP-8 are still functioning after over 20 years as well due to overbuilt construction and redundant systems. Can't help but wonder if the present generation of "faster, better, cheaper" probes will ever live this long though."

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  1. own3d like the bitches you are by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    you can't ban me, nazis. That FP was for all my pimps!

    CLIT in your face - neal n bob

  2. Re:suck this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Can anyone tell me exactly on what day last week the 2-posts-per-day limit was put into effect?

    Truly Yours,
    Frank White

  3. Re:Cellphone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How do you moderate posts?

  4. Re:Incoming! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Don't you mean "around 2,002,019"?

  5. I just wanted to say this: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I .m .a .man .I .groaned .I .ve .been .fucked .by .a .man .s .cock .I .m .not .a .boy .anymore .I .scooped .Dad .s .and .Uncle .Brian .s .shit .into .my .hands .and .smeared .my .body .with .their .warm .filth .Lying .on .the .floor .of .the .basement .wallowing .in .the .waste .of .these .two .men .I .gazed .up .at .the .candles .They .flickered .silently .I .lay .at .the .foot .of .the .cross .as .upon .an .altar .where .I .was .the .victim .being .offered .up .to .the .God .of .raunch .Dad .and .Uncle .Brian .held .me .in .their .arms .Our .filthy .smelly .bodies .rubbing .against .one .another .My .cock .stirred .and .jerked .upward .within .the .confines .of .the .leather .jockstrap .I .reached .down .and .pulled .it .free .stroking .it .with .my .shit .fillled .hand .The .warmth .of .manturd .on .my .cock .the .stench .that .wafted .into .my .nostrils .made .my .body .tremble .and .my .asshole .my .dirty .asshole .quivered .at .the .sensation .it .had .just .felt .for .the .very .first .time .My .tight .boy .hole .was .no .longer .virgin .territory .My .father .had .filled .me .with .his .manhood .and .his .seed .I .belonged .to .him .now .in .a .special .way .Reaching .up .to .my .Dad .I .grasped .the .back .of .his .neck .with .my .shitty .hand .and .drew .his .lips .towards .mine .Am .I .a .man .now .Dad .I .whispered .as .his .lips .grazed .mine .Yes .my .son .he .answered .softly .You .are .now .a .man .Uncle .Brian .slid .down .trailing .wet .kisses .along .my .filth .covered .body .Closer .and .closer .he .slid .his .mouth .towards .my .hard .cock .Mmmmmmmmmmmm .I .moaned .as .he .took .my .raunchy .dick .into .his .mouth .and .sucked .Yeah .Suck .my .dirty .dick .Uncle .Brian .Fuckin .suck .your .shit .off .my .dick .I .squirmed .thrusting .my .hips .upwards .sinking .my .cock .deep .within .my .Uncle .s .mouth .As .he .sucked .on .my .dick .he .reached .up .and .to .his .left .ramming .his .fingers .up .his .brother .s .asshole .Aaaaaahhhhhh .Dad .groaned .welcoming .this .intrusion .Fuck .Give .it .to .me .Brian .Fist .my .shitty .hole .Slowly .Dad .got .up .on .all .fours .He .positioned .himself .over .me .his .cock .hanging .over .my .mouth .My .fuckhole .is .so .hungry .Brian .I .need .your .fist .up .my .ass .Uncle .Brian .took .his .mouth .off .of .my .dick .and .knelt .between .my .outstreatched .legs .and .Dad .s .upturned .ass .He .worked .several .fingers .in .and .out .of .Dad .s .asshole .The .pasty .goo .oozing .out .of .Dad .s .shithole .served .as .lube .as .Uncle .Brian .inserted .all .five .of .his .fingers .in .Dad .s .butthole .Fuck .yeah .Give .it .to .me .little .brother .More .Dad .groaned .pushing .his .hairy .ass .back .onto .Uncle .Brian .s .disappearing .fingers .The .knuckles .penetrated .Dad .maoned .out .loud .and .reached .for .the .bottle .of .Rush .I .could .hear .him .inhaling .the .vapors .from .the .bottle .deeply .I .sucked .his .cock .into .my .mouth .Ah .fuck .Dad .cried .out .as .my .head .jerked .upward .to .swallow .his .semi .hard .cock .and .Uncle .Brian .s .hand .sunk .into .Dad .s .gaping .hungry .hole .How .s .that .feel .brother .Fuckin .wonderful .Brian .Fuck .me .Punch .my .ass .little .brother .Uncle .Brian .scooped .some .of .the .shit .from .my .body .and .coated .his .arm .with .it .Sighing .with .animal .lust .he .began .fucking .Dad .s .ass .with .his .fist .More .More .Dad .grunted .pushing .his .ass .back .taking .more .of .Uncle .Brian .s .arm .up .his .ass .Find .something .up .there .you .like .Brian .I .feel .shit .Chris .Uncle .Brian .yelled .I .can .feel .your .fuckin .butt .slop .Yeah .Dig .for .shit .little .brother .Dig .for .my .stinking .shit .That .s .your .playground .Brian .Give .it .to .me .fucker .Punch .my .dirty .ass .Uncle .Brian .pistoned .his .fist .in .and .out .of .Dad .s .ass .When .he .withdrew .his .hand .completely .I .could .feel .Dad .s .warm .shit .oozing .out .of .his .asshole .onto .my .dick .I .sucked .his .cock .harder .Yeah .You .fuckiin .cocksucker .Suck .my .dick .Philip .Suck .it .while .your .Uncle .fists .my .shitty .asshole .Fuckin .shit .pigs .Uncle .Brian .shouted .We .re .fuckin .dirty .pigs .Fist .my .raunchy .ass .Brian .Shove .your .fuckin .arm .up .my .dirty .ass .Uncle .Brian .lunged .forward .Dad .s .greedy .hole .swallowed .his .brother .s .arm .up .to .the .elbow .Yes .Yes .You .fuckin .bitch .Pound .my .ass .Brian .Suck .my .fuckin .dick .Philip .Don .t .stop .Please .don .t .stop .the .both .of .you .Aaaaaahhhhhh .Fuck .Uncle .Brian .and .I .worked .in .unison .giving .pleasure .to .Dad .The .one .fisting .the .other .sucking .Dad .moaning .in .ecstacy .Need .more .Dad .yelled .I .wanna .feel .Philip .s .fist .up .my .ass .with .yours .too .I .gasped .as .Dad .pulled .his .dick .out .of .my .mouth .Get .back .there .with .your .Uncle .Philip .and .shove .your .fist .up .my .hungry .asshole .I .want .you .both .at .the .same .time .I .wiggled .myself .from .beneath .my .Dad .and .knelt .beside .my .Uncle .Brian .whose .arm .was .embedded .in .his .brother .s .shithole .There .s .some .crisco .in .the .toy .bag .Philip .Lube .your .hand .up .with .it .I .retrieved .the .can .and .proceded .to .grease .up .my .hand .and .forearm .Are .you .ready .Philip .Oh .yeah .I .hissed .as .Uncle .Brian .retracted .his .arm .to .his .wrist .Fuck .me .guys .Dad .hollered .I .wanna .feel .the .both .of .you .up .my .ass .digging .for .shit .Slide .your .fingers .up .your .Dad .s .ass .one .at .a .time .Philip .Do .it .slow .Take .your .time .When .you .re .all .the .way .in .hold .my .hand .I .did .as .I .was .told .One .finger .at .a .time .Fuck .Fuck .Dad .yelled .Give .it .to .me .son .Slowly .my .hand .disappeared .into .the .gaping .dirty .hole .My .hand .slid .alongside .that .of .my .Uncle .s .and .he .curled .his .fingers .around .mine .Ah .shit .Dad .let .out .a .loud .gasp .He .looked .back .at .us .his .eyes .glazed .with .lust .Fucking .pigs .he .screamed .Fuck .me .Fist .fuck .my .shitty .ass .In .tandem .Uncle .Brian .and .I .pumped .our .fists .deeper .and .deeper .into .the .willing .hungry .asshole .As .we .fisted .Dad .s .ass .Uncle .Brian .kissed .me .deeply .Our .mouths .greedily .sucking .each .other .s .tongues .as .our .fists .punched .away .in .the .sewer .of .my .Dad .s .filthy .butthole .Aaaaaahhhhhh .Yeeeeessssss .Yeah .Pound .my .motherfuckin .dirty .ass .Fuck .me .Dig .the .shit .outta .my .ass .you .fuckin .sluts .Fuckin .pigs .As .I .gazed .upwards .the .candles .flickered .softly .casting .their .glow .upon .the .cross .which .the .three .of .us .eerily .were .kneeling .before .Together .we .were .upon .the .altar .of .Raunch .A .new .sacrificial .lamb .was .being .offered .up .to .the .God .of .Shit .I .clasped .my .Uncle .Brian .s .huge .uncut .cock .in .my .free .hand .and .began .stroking .Jack .me .off .Philip .Make .me .cum .I .pull .and .pull .on .his .cock .milking .the .pre .cum .from .his .pisshole .He .reaches .for .my .dick .and .returns .the .favor .Stroke .for .stroke .we .masturbate .one .another .as .we .bury .our .fists .up .Dad .s .filthy .asshole .A .million .shocks .of .pleausure .envelope .my .body .I .m .tingling .all .over .So .much .has .happened .to .me .tonight .So .many .new .discoveries .Pain .with .pleasure .Pleasure .with .pain .The .journey .that .began .several .months .ago .has .opened .up .for .me .a .whole .new .world .that .I .embrace .willingly .Yes .Yes .Jack .me .off .too .Uncle .Brian .I .wanna .cum .again .Together .the .three .of .us .pull .on .cocks .We .are .untied .bound .together .in .a .very .special .union .Fuck .Fuck .we .gasp .in .unison .I .m .gonna .fuckin .shoot .Our .bodies .heave .and .tremble .Dad .impales .himself .more .deeply .upon .mine .and .Uncle .Brian .s .fists .as .he .ejaculates .upon .the .floor .One .by .one .One .right .after .another .our .cocks .explode .sending .ropes .of .cum .flying .in .the .air .As .Uncle .Brian .and .I .retract .our .hands .from .Dad .s .ass .a .slurping .sound .is .heard .His .puckering .bud .flares .and .a .foul .smelling .fart .hisses .from .his .fisted .hole .It .s .stink .fills .my .nostrils .as .I .collapse .onto .him .my .mouth .at .his .asshole .Sucking .Nursing .at .the .brown .shit .log .he .s .pushing .out .of .his .asshole .into .my .mouth .I .tumble .onto .the .floor .my .mouth .filled .with .Dad .s .shit .Uncle .Brian .collapses .beside .me .and .kisses .me .deeply .A .sloppy .slurping .shit .kiss .Dad .too .crashes .to .the .floor .panting .heavily .in .the .aftermath .of .his .orgasm .He .moans .and .releases .a .flow .of .warm .piss .that .streams .its .way .towards .Uncle .Brian .and .I .I .am .in .heaven .The .journey .of .a .boy .to .manhood .is .completed .Epilogue .January .1 .2000 .It .s .cold .outside .The .wind .is .whipping .snow .against .the .window .I .m .making .this .enty .into .my .journal .sitting .on .a .rim .seat .gazing .at .the .falling .snow .Dad .is .under .the .rim .seat .receiving .my .morning .dump .the .way .he .always .does .in .his .hungry .mouth .As .for .Uncle .Brian .He .lives .here .with .Dad .and .I .now .He .s .our .lover .We .re .each .other .s .lovers .Strange .isn .t .it .how .things .come .about .As .Dad .feeds .from .my .asshole .Uncle .Brian .is .sucking .on .my .pissing .cock .Outside .the .snow .is .swirling .Everything .is .beautiful .What .more .could .a .sixteen .year .old .teenage .boy .ask .for

  6. Do we need complex acronyms? by poopbot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Happy Troll Tuesday!

    Credits: dmg

    Yet again the Linux so-called elite, backed up by their pseudo intellectual cohorts of the w3c conspire to ruin Linux's chances in the marketplace by sowing confusion and complexity. As someone with years of experience in the marketing world, I am constantly amazed at the willingness of the W3C and other bodies to pollute the acronym space with their content free "TLAs".

    Basic marketing 101 (and an undergrad course in psychology) would tell them that the normal person is only capable of remembering approximately 7 items of data in their short-term memory, but now we have to remember HTTP, HTML, XML, XSL, DTD, PHP, SSL, DSL, ADSL, ISDN, Perl, etc etc etc

    This is a text book example of the tail wagging the dog from a marketing perspective.

    I have been following the standardisation of the web for many many months now, but one thing has become clear, E-commerce will NEVER become popular so long as there are so many confusing acronyms involved. The guys in charge of marketing Linux absolutely MUST work to reduce the number of acronyms. One possible solution would be to merge those protocols which are not all that different. For example, why not merge XML with SGML ? (they could call it XSGML or SXGML or perhaps XMSGML), they seem to address the same problems. Or would that be too simplistic a solution for their pampered elitist ivy-league minds to comprehend ?

    If something is not done URGENTLY, and I mean URGENTLY, Linux (and other more experimental derivatives such as FreeBSD) can never hope to be taken seriously as an e-commerce platform by the people who count - the accountants.

    The miracle of Linux is that anyone actually runs it at all, considering one seems to require a masters in computer science to install it! (contrast this with NT4 which was so easy to install, we let our receptionist upgrade her own machine).

    As usual my "open source" advice is free. Hopefully this time my valuable advice will be taken into account the next time the w3c smell an acronym brewing.

    Finally, in conclusion, as an American, I am saddened that the Internet seems to have been commandeered by a European based protocol. Was America so short of talent we had to buy the HTML protocol from Tom Berners-Lee at CERN ?

    Think of the security implications of the worlds strongest economy, running an e-commerce protocol developed by a foreigner from Socialist Europe. Remember the wall has not been down for that long. Who knows what kind of trojans might be lurking within the depths of these complicated protocols.

    I am afraid I am behind Al Gore on this point, how can this be necessary in the home of smart corporations such as Microsoft and Intel ? The answer is the vast subsidies given by European socialist governments to fund development of the HTML specification.

    The solution is clear. The federal government should mandate and strongly subsidise the use of Microsoft software for all US corporations involved in e-commerce. Only with a US-developed set of protocols can we be assured of the security of our transactions.

    - posted by poopbot: for the crapflooder in all of us

    VhNddMHhmh Post #473

  7. Re:Mysterious force.... by petchema · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Must be the boomerang effect ? ;)

  8. Re:How special is that.. by frank_adrian314159 · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    My probe is 44 years old and works just fine, thank you.

    Even without the Herbal Viagra you can get from fine net vendors everywhere?

    --
    That is all.