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European Moon Mission Ready for Launch
merryprankster writes "Europe's first mission to the Moon is set for blast off from Kourou in French Guiana just after midnight, local time, on Sunday. SMART
1 will study the composition of lunar rock through X-ray observations. The probe uses a new solar electric propulsion system which converts solar energy its panels into motion via the expulsion of ions. Details at the ESA mission site."
Wow, a soviet russia joke that's actually funny.
Congrats.
Because they're dirty faggots.
I am a fisherman, and I fish out in the North Sea, near oil-rigs. I mainly fish for crabs but generally sell anything I catch. On my small boat is a laptop with Linux installed, which is running open source software for controlling the electronical fishing rods, which hauntingly swing and sway above the cold blue surface of the sea.
While I find being able to administer my fiashing rods from the powerful BASH shell both efficient, safe and empowering, this software has a bug which causes a huge 20 farad capacitor in the rod to discharge into the ocean at random intervals. The voltage induced is so large that it causes various potentially hazardous metals to be come electroplated to the hull of my ship. Often by the time I reach harbour my ship is so laden with electrolysed metal that it is barely bouyant, and occasionally I am not allowed entry.
This is killing my buisnes. While I love the ideals of Linux, the inherent instability is not tolerable. So I am asking, are there any quality fishing-rod control programs available for Windows or Apple operating systems?
TIA!
The percentage of Americans living in poverty rose to 12.1 percent from 11.7 percent in 2001, the Census Bureau reported, the highest rate since 12.9 percent in 1998.
Median household income fell 1.1 percent to $42,409 from $42,900 in 2001. Median income was $43,848 in 2000 and $43,915 in 1999.
The Census Bureau blamed the recession that began in March 2001 and ended in November 2001 -- according to the National Bureau of Economic Research -- for the changes in both measures.
I, for one, welcome our arrogant, socialist, lunar invaders.
Although I suspect that they are simply looking for a better grade of cheese to go with their overpriced, dull wine.
"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." - Epictetus
I mean, THE MOON!!! That's outragous!!!
We are so behind...
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This is the way we troll a post,
Troll a post,
Troll a post,
This is the way we troll a post,
All the live-long day.
So don't collaborate with a decimal user.
-Libertarian secular transhumanist
I must agree, this is quite a funny one.
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I'm drinking delicious European beer called Warsteiner and reading news about the latest accomplishments of our glorious scientists. Tomorrow I'll receive my monthly welfare, too. Not on an antiquated piece of paper some people call check but as a direct electronic transfer.
How could life get any better?
Sigh.
Looks like anti-semitism is alive and well on /.
You are such a flaming faggot.
Pretend I congratulated you on your joke, and also pretend I modded you up.
Uranium, Plutonium? In space? Sounds like WMD! INVADE!!!
In Soviet Russia, the expulsion of ions convert solar energy of the panels into motion of the new solar electric propulsion system! See, that wasn't so hard.
Wow, a soviet russia joke that's actually funny.
[ed note: no it isn't]
Would anyone care to explain how the OP is supposed to be +5 Funny ?
In Soviet Russia, the OP is supposed to explain YOU!
Stephen Fry?! Is that you? My hero! :-)
I'm out of my tree just now but please feel free to leave a banana.
oh yeah, your mom is off topic!
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Someone mod this down too!
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