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fired it's retros for 3 seconds instead of thirty
Let me guess - time unit misunderstanding between 2 groups?
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I bet their re-entry code went like this:
TimeSpan retro_rocket_burn_length = new TimeSpan(30000000);
TimeSpan retro_rocket_burn_length = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30.0);
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Still better than one zero too many. In that case they would've crashed on Earth!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Or be weird like me and stick the value in a variable
var rocket_burn_seconds = 30;
InitiateBurn(new TimeSpan(rocket_burn_seconds * TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond)
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Was that inches or centimetres?
We're philosophical about power outages here. A.C. come, A.C. go.
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Oops, that was one division by 10 too many.
Next time they will use "i < x" "instead of i <= x".
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One of the previous times it was because of an English vs metric misunderstanding.
Is there a metric time unit I don't know about?
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I don't think so - but there may be a few that they aren't clear on...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: so who was giving people in QA suggestions about landing procedure code?
Copy and paste, at its best.
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Sounds like a timer problem. Wouldn't it be fun if it really was?
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The code was probably written at ESA Noordwijk, with the problem being caused by the Dutch insistence on using "WHEN" where they should use "IF".
WHEN (AtmosphereEntry)
{
DeployChute AND FireRetros;
}
'WHEN' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
C:\portholes>_
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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ESA got rather annoyed when I suggested to them that they should have asked NASA how to land on Mars rather than looking like total buffoons. I don't know why 🤔
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Hi All,
Mars seems to be the place where space probes go missing, so if we get a message from Mars by some hidden life form will it be "Quit dumping your junk on our patio!" when translated ?...
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Being a non-technical but very imitative species, they'll reverse engineer the hardware and discover that the transtator coils are the basis of subspace warp travel and build a starship.
Marc
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It upsets the whole percentage!
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Basildane wrote: It upsets the whole percentage!
Brownie points for getting the reference.
Marc
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Marc, my friends and I know every line, every word, every scene.
Once, a NASA friend and I had a complete conversation at work - and were able to get the important points back and forth, only speaking in Star Trek quotes.
Those were good times.
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Maybe the martians are repeatedly shooting down our scouts hoping to prevent future invasions.
And I don't even want to know about all the lost probes in Uranus
DURA LEX, SED LEX
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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Apparently just the European ones. They really have evolved to the next level.
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Considering Europe history of invasions I'd say they're wise.
DURA LEX, SED LEX
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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One gets bored of invading the same places after a while...
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VOLA - Gutter Moon[^]
Spotify recommended this to me. Really awesome debut full length album by Danish Vola!
They play a technical kind of metal with clean vocals.
The entire album is great, but this is my favorite track by just a little bit.
One of the best albums of 2016 so far
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censored
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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