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...I'm Tellin' Y'all It's Sabotage!
NASA reports computer sabotage
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A space program worker deliberately damaged a computer that is supposed to fly aboard the shuttle Endeavour in less than two weeks, an act of sabotage that was caught before the equipment was loaded onto the spaceship, NASA said Thursday.
The unidentified employee, who works for a NASA subcontractor, cut wires inside the computer that is supposed to be delivered to the international space station by Endeavour, said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA’s space operations chief. The worker also damaged a similar computer that was not meant to fly to space.
I can't even fathom what this guy's motivation was... it doesn't sound like a critical system. He hates science maybe?
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I caught that, but deemed it less interesting. I'd probably drink too considering the crazy action I was undertaking.
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I can't stand it, I know you planned it.
I never fly without valium or xanax, and a couple of Johnnie Walker Black, rocks.
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Wow. A Dakar thread. Two pages, maybe?
*sticks out tounge*
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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I think we're looking at < 35 replies unless my evil empire has a reunion in here.
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Heh. Too true.
I heard this on NPR while coming to work this morning. It actually baffles me as to why the guy did it. I did find the whole drunk astronauts side story quite amusing though.
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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Originally Posted by Rumor 
It actually baffles me as to why the guy did it. I did find the whole drunk astronauts side story quite amusing though.
I can't help but think of the bar scene in Rocketman. 
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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a round of blastoffs please!
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I dunno about the drunk astronauts.
I'm unsure what their liftoff proceedures but as soon as the cabin was at pressure altitude and they were out of their suits, they'd pass out.
I had drunk airmen(that's an Air Force soilder) pass out if they were drunk on one of the Hercs.
They got a week of maintenance from me.(washing puke out of planes).
Usually a shot of oxygen from the cannules would metabolize the alcohol quicker.
We found a sargent in a mask in one of our hercs, trying to metabolize off a drunk.
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All men are created equal, but what they do after that point puts them on a sliding scale.
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Originally Posted by Dakarʒ
I think we're looking at < 35 replies unless my evil empire has a reunion in here.
What's the scheme? A nuclear reactor? The base on Mars (again)? The Baron's basement?
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"Faster, faster! 'Till the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death." - HST
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If Dakar were smart he'd marry this thread to the exciting countdown thread, since they countdown for blastoffs all the time in NASA.
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Clinically Insane
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Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
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Originally Posted by Dakarʒ
I think we're looking at < 35 replies unless my evil empire has a reunion in here.
Hey, I'm here. What can I do?
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