Ask anyone who works on probes sent to other planets. The last hundred miles are always the hardest part.

And of that, the last hundred meters are even more difficult.

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Clavius Moon Base

'Just get us on the ground!'
'That part'll happen pretty definitely'

Mal Reynolds to Wash

Any thread could use a little Serenity

One part Hollywood got right. (c.f. "Mission to Mars" and "The Red Planet", among others.)

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Friendly Rabid Atheists (mostly)

Can't it just.

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Relight the Firefly!

"It is quite clear that Occam's razor does not sharpen in your pyramid." (Nicolas)

"Still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest." (Paul Simon)

I just had to mention; I'm currently working on understanding a particular RFID reader so that I can integrate it into an existing system I built.

It's from www.alientechnology.com

I need a DLL that I wasn't supplied. Guess how much fun it was (just today) googling for "alien technology".

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I've just worked out what you mean. That is funny!

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Nothing beautiful was ever made from gravel.

That IS funny! "Alien Technology" (roflmao)

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Life happens while you're busy making other plans. J. Lennon