• Alpha71@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Anyone ever sometimes think, that there’s an alien species that kinda feels a little paternal towards us and keeps fixing out Tonka Toys because it makes us happy?

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      5 months ago

      Screw thanking aliens, it’s an incredible team of engineers that have the skills and dedication to do what seems impossible. This was 100% humanity at its best.

      They rebuilt the most critical core code on a near antique spacecraft that has effectively left the solar system over an equally ancient radio link. They had 1 shot, and nailed it.

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        5 months ago

        Exactly. If there’s anything that we can point to and say “humanity, fuck yeah” this is it. Giving thanks to aliens or to gods is an insult to the hard work of the HUMANS that accomplished this.

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        5 months ago

        Did they have eeproms in the 70s? It’s just mind blowing. These nerds are next level.

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      5 months ago

      This is disrespectful towards the achievements of the human race. My father kept attributing all of our recent technology to “the findings at roswell” and i have very strong feelings towards this position.

      • rhandyrhoads@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        So much agreeance. I can see how people may be awestruck by recent technology, but crediting it to extraterrestrial life both completely ignores the gradual progression of knowledge which enabled it and disregards the brilliant minds who spent their lives bringing it to fruition.