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Re:Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astro... by redblacktree on Monday July 25, 2022 @12:54PM (#32227181)
> While comfortable employed geeks may sit in awe of the pretty space pictures, most people have more quotidian concerns they care far more about.

As the great Gil Scott-Heron once said: "A rat done bit my sister, Nell with whitey on the moon."

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Re:Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astro... by tablespoon on Monday July 25, 2022 @12:59PM (#32227292)
> As the great Gil Scott-Heron once said: "A rat done bit my sister, Nell with whitey on the moon."

I didn't know the reference, but I found it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nzoPopQ7V0 (2 min)

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Re:Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astro... by m12k on Monday July 25, 2022 @01:11PM (#32227530)
As William Gibson put it "The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed"
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Re:Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astro... by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday July 25, 2022 @04:47PM (#32230698)
Probably the best application of that quote I've ever seen :-)
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