▲ 124 ▼ NASA can’t talk to its Mars robots for two weeks because the sun is in the way (www.engadget.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/space@lemmy.world 33 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Slow news day? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are two kinds of days: slow news days, and tragedies. Which do you prefer? It gets worse, or it stays the same. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That’s rather pessimistic but I’m not in a state of mind to have a rebuttal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago A school gets shot up, or it doesn't. Another genocide starts, or it doesn't. A telescope collapses, or it doesn't. It gets worse, or it stays the same. Not once in all my life has the evening news been like "This just in: A clean, abundant and inexpensive source of energy has been found which is leading to millions of hungry people being fed. We now go on location to ABC correspondent Tish Yu for the details." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are two kinds of days: slow news days, and tragedies. Which do you prefer? It gets worse, or it stays the same. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That’s rather pessimistic but I’m not in a state of mind to have a rebuttal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago A school gets shot up, or it doesn't. Another genocide starts, or it doesn't. A telescope collapses, or it doesn't. It gets worse, or it stays the same. Not once in all my life has the evening news been like "This just in: A clean, abundant and inexpensive source of energy has been found which is leading to millions of hungry people being fed. We now go on location to ABC correspondent Tish Yu for the details." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That’s rather pessimistic but I’m not in a state of mind to have a rebuttal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago A school gets shot up, or it doesn't. Another genocide starts, or it doesn't. A telescope collapses, or it doesn't. It gets worse, or it stays the same. Not once in all my life has the evening news been like "This just in: A clean, abundant and inexpensive source of energy has been found which is leading to millions of hungry people being fed. We now go on location to ABC correspondent Tish Yu for the details." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago A school gets shot up, or it doesn't. Another genocide starts, or it doesn't. A telescope collapses, or it doesn't. It gets worse, or it stays the same. Not once in all my life has the evening news been like "This just in: A clean, abundant and inexpensive source of energy has been found which is leading to millions of hungry people being fed. We now go on location to ABC correspondent Tish Yu for the details." permalink fedilink source parent