The part about the last couple octogenarian scientists working for the project out of a strip mall office space also got to me. At least, I think that was part of this article. Anyway, I remember the launch😿
Ya gonna pretend that no matter how many times you hear the words "Jim. You better get down here. Better hurry." that you don't have an "Oh shit" response despite the fact that you've seen TWOK a kajillion times? This ain't any different. Other than the probe is real, & we don't know if can be fixed
Its nothing to do with vanity, its just how mirror neurons and theory of mind work. Its the cognitive tradeoff which separates us from a lot of other mammals.
To be fair: we have yet to compare them back to back. I propose we launch DJT into space, wait the fifty odd years, and see how well his respondant transmissions are.
It would only be fair.
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Their responses may be incoherent, but they are still doing good useful work, and they know they're not alone.
This whole “give them a voice” ends up being pretty hard on their teams when they reach end-of-life state.
It's so far out. Not like we can train a telescope and see what happened.
https://bsky.app/profile/mochy.bsky.social/post/3klwkoha6lc2k
It went with another species.
Tell my Earthlings I love them very much -
They know...."
Showing both our enterprise &
The galactic distance we need to
Breach to see other worlds
Our early technological explorer
Is failing, that’s tough
Godspeed, little explorer.
https://xkcd.com/695/
It would only be fair.
https://abc7chicago.com/mars-nasa-opportunity-rover/5137455/
Heck, do random bit flips! WE CAN STILL FIX THIS
then again QAnon and the Claremont institute turned him into a gibbering maniac so he probably can’t help