A 7-year-old named Julian found out the Spirit Mars rover was stuck, and sent this idea to fix it. NASA is so impressed that they're trying the idea and sending him an award for ingenuity. As if that weren't outrage enough, they're also naming the next rover “Curiosity,” on the suggestion of a sixth-grader. Awesome work, NASA. Don't come crying to me when the Russkies win the space race.
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The link everyone seems to be passing around today: Bruce Sterling says forget the ox, this is the year of the Panic. The perfect late-Friday read! Now you have a bonus though entirely unnecessary excuse to drink the weekend away.
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