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Thoughts by Kevin McCurley
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Entries from April 2009

Your car warranty

April 17th, 2009 ·

I’d like to know what the hell happened to the “do not call” list. Why are assholes always calling me trying to get me to extend my warranty? Actually I know – they are slimy scammers who will sell you absolutely anything you are willing to pay money for. Still, why do we have these [...]

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Tags: Rants

Journey to Venus

April 10th, 2009 ·

One of the most overlooked achievements by man was the landing on the surface of Venus in 1975 by the Venera 9 lander. The conditions on Venus are incredibly harsh, with a surface temperature of 485 degrees. It is still amazing that a spacecraft landed there and lasted for 53 minutes, in time to send [...]

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Tags: Inspirations