"Pioneer 10 was launched towards the outer planets in 1972. It is now well beyond Jupiter but still in radio contact with Earth."
I'm just amazed the damn probe still works. Pioneer 10's engineers must be very proud of it's longevity, and I wish more people would give NASA credit for their fantastic successes. (And let's get our butt back to the moon and mars!)
I'm sick of the industry complaining about MP3s being wide-open and unprotected and not mentioning the fact all this ripping is only possible because the CD Audio format is wide-open and unprotected. DUH.
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The story-worthy thing is the $298 price on a usable NEW system. Yes, you can get more stuff for more money. Yes, there are cheaper refurb systems.
But $298, no crapware, with Vista, and available from walmart is an interesting story.
http://www.wowwee.com/biobugs/biointerface.html
"Pioneer 10 was launched towards the outer planets in 1972. It is now well beyond Jupiter but still in radio contact with Earth."
I'm just amazed the damn probe still works. Pioneer 10's engineers must be very proud of it's longevity, and I wish more people would give NASA credit for their fantastic successes. (And let's get our butt back to the moon and mars!)
I'm sick of the industry complaining about MP3s being wide-open and unprotected and not mentioning the fact all this ripping is only possible because the CD Audio format is wide-open and unprotected. DUH.