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HopefulNebula
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They can't get it un-stuck from where it fell, so it's now officially a stationary research platform.

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Saltah'na
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What the hell is with vehicles these days? First GM and Chrysler have issues, Toyota has a nationwide product-wide recall, and now this.....

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FreeSpace 2, the greatest space sim of all time, now remastered!

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Aban Rune
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poor little guy...
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Teh PW
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Should they call AAA for a tow?

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HopefulNebula
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Just realized, it's kind of fitting that it happened this week. The last week of January/first of February doesn't seem to bode well for space travel. Though at least this one's an unmanned mission.

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Jason Abbadon
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quote:
Originally posted by Saltah'na:
What the hell is with vehicles these days? First GM and Chrysler have issues, Toyota has a nationwide product-wide recall, and now this.....

Yeah, Chrysler, GM and Toyota should hope that any of their vehicles last years past their projected lifespan.
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HopefulNebula
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Today's xkcd is relevant to this post. And it made me all wibbly inside.

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Teh PW
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Nebby, Love. I'm actually depressed, reading that (and not just because i could see a deployment joke in that cartoon)... are they certain it's the sand and not a mechanical failure of the drives?

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Jason Abbadon
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IT'S TEH MARTIANS, I TELLS YA!

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Didn't the Transformers stomp on one in a trailer?

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