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[-] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago

I actually got to use the Arecibo Observatory a few times. There are these things called tie downs that keep the big ball thing from falling over trying to look beyond its ability. At the time they were down for maintenance, so they told me to just not fuck it up. I was 22 at the time.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Better triple check those coordinates I just entered...

[-] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

Its okay at the end of it all, someone else broke it.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

"hey, do you guys use a comma for a decimal or a full stop?"

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

"It's kind of important to me"

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