How long before it plummits earthwards?
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I thought I'd forgotten something, I'd forgotten to add you to my ignore list.Originally posted by AtW View PostIt would be much sooner than you start making any sense
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Nah, you wouldn't.Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostI thought I'd forgotten something, I'd forgotten to add you to my ignore list.
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I expect it will be a while.Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostHow long before it plummits earthwards?While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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They haven't finished it yet.Originally posted by doodab View PostI expect it will be a while.+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Sometime after 2020, deliberately de-orbited into the Pacific Ocean. I think that's the plan, but the voices in my head tell me that it's going to go horribly wrong and it ends up crashing into my house on a Caribbean Island.Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostHow long before it plummits earthwards?
How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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You may wish to run this past AtW. He is our resident "exists in a parallel universe" experiment. Try and keep any questions simple though, his onboard processor is fairly primitive. Think of sasguru, but with half the Custard Cream that he uses as a CPU removed, and you will be on the money.Originally posted by zeitghostJust think, in an alternative universe, you lot were on your way to Jupiter 9 years ago.
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Only after expensive, and quite frankly unjustifiable, hardware and software upgrades.Originally posted by zeitghostWill he sing "Daisy Daisy" for us?
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