• uservoid1@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Every few months there is a similar such story about this ancient marvel of technology and the people remotely maintaining it against all odds.

    I can imagine a headline 100 years from now:

    Engineers are modifying Voyager 1 decorative panel bolt into a functional interstellar communicator

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      each line of code is transmitted over a bandwidth that only supports 1/2 a bit, and it takes 3.5 years to reach the Voyager

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      A hacker has hijacked the communication relay and managed to install Doom on the Voyager. The game runs perfectly but the user interface is reported to be somewhat laggy.

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        We need to start a new prank. People should randomly start phone conversations with, “This is a collect call from Richard, do you accept the charges?”., when you phone a friend. It’s funny because no one does collect calls on cell phones. It’s ironic & stupid at the same time.

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    Humans will be extinct, and Voyager will still be carrying our mixtape through eternity.

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      I’m only 41 years old.

      This recievier has been working for my whole life, goes out of service 15 billion miles away, turns on a backup reciever, and is now back in contact with NASA.

      …but the ice cream machine at McDonalds is still broken.