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2004-01-23 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Steve 2004-01-23 9:14:13 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Silicon based life form threatened by Rover. Marvin the Martian defends himself.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-1-23 9:34:26 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-1-23 9:34:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Reminds me of my laptop failure last year. It would beep but not boot. It may be quite a while before "Spirit" can be fixed -- NASA didn't buy Marvin's "in home service" plan.

Posted by Tom 2004-1-23 9:42:03 AM|| 2004-1-23 9:42:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 This is encouraging news! If there is some signal still coming from Spirit, it's a likely indication of a software glitch instead of a hardware problem. The former can be patched or perhaps circumvented (by changing commands, changing order of commands, or otherwise changing parameters). The latter means Spirit may just be a million dollar pile of junk.

Posted by Dar 2004-1-23 9:42:17 AM|| 2004-1-23 9:42:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 "Can you hear me now?"

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-1-23 9:51:20 AM|| 2004-1-23 9:51:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Spirit had been refusing to speak to Earth, transmitting only a short beep to indicate it was still alive.

Taking a page out of the Osama handbook.

Posted by Proud To Be An Infidel (JC) 2004-1-23 10:19:22 AM|| 2004-1-23 10:19:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Is that Euroboy?

Posted by Dragon Fly 2004-1-23 11:04:30 AM|| 2004-1-23 11:04:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 The AFP news agency reports that data sent by the rover was captured by one of the antennas of the international Deep Space Network near Madrid, Spain.

Nice how they make it sound like the Deep Space Network is like some sort of joint development, which it wasn't.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-23 11:06:44 AM|| 2004-1-23 11:06:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 At least the orbiter is continuing to do its job--AP reports it has found strong evidence of water as ice on Mars.

Posted by Dar 2004-1-23 12:32:02 PM|| 2004-1-23 12:32:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 AP reports it has found strong evidence of water as ice on Mars.

Hmph. And all the while I was those white things were around the Martian poles.....

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-23 3:03:17 PM|| 2004-1-23 3:03:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 ...wondering WHAT those white things were..... (!$%#@!)

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-23 4:58:10 PM|| 2004-1-23 4:58:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Damn,the Army of Steve is everrry where

Posted by raptor 2004-1-23 4:59:09 PM|| 2004-1-23 4:59:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Damn,the Army of Steve is everrry where

Posted by raptor 2004-1-23 4:59:11 PM|| 2004-1-23 4:59:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Actually, from the photo it looks like Marvin is trying to focus the signal.... perhaps he has improvements in mind.

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-23 5:28:12 PM|| 2004-1-23 5:28:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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