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Glitch Forces Mars Probe Shut-Off

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the your-tax-dollars-at-work dept.

TheEvilOverlord writes to tell us that BBC News is reporting that a 'glitch' has forced the mars probe to switch into a "safe-mode" switching several of its systems off. Perhaps it is just an education tool to show martians the meaning of BSOD.

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  1. Obviously... by ChePibe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is Bush's fault. Who else could it be?

    Then again, this means the probe obviously was running on OS X:

    http://www.maczoom.com/showphoto.php?photo=6&cat=2 &page=&sortby=&sorttime=&way=

    So, instead of a BSOD, they just got a sad mac and some sick chime sounds.

  2. windows by agentdunken · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    See what happens when you use winblows...

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    Linux, because a PC is a terrible thing to waste.