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Well, hello, Voyager 1! The venerable spacecraft is once again making sense
NASA says it is once again able to get meaningful information back from the Voyager 1 probe, after months of troubleshooting a glitch that had this venerable spacecraft sending home messages that made no sense. https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1246392066/nasa-voyager-1-spacecraft-talks-back Hmm. Just a short while ago, Voyager’s days were numbered. I guess these things were built to last… (also […]
The first thing?
Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. No mind.
IndieReader Approved!
In BRINGER OF LIGHT, M. Thomas Apple crafts a satisfyingly complex future where mankind has moved off Earth but must fight and struggle against the harsh realities of physics—and each other—in order to survive. https://indiereader.com/book_review/bringer-of-light/ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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O-shougatsu
New Year’s lasts one night of drinks and one day of college football in the US, but in Japan the holidays lasts for three days. Actually, for many the New Year’s holidays start on December 29th, giving the typical worker a … Continue reading
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