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[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 113 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Don't cut out the artists signature

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

Ok, that's one guess, where's the other two?

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 102 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

I was going to say "Trump cut their funding."

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 81 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Does it have to do with the way that they cropped out the artist's signature? Maybe it's due to a lawsuit.

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The big fucking constellation of mirrors from Reflect Orbital sweeped over our equipment and destroyed everything. Also his eyes are now toasted.

[–] edinbruh@feddit.it 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

What the fuck is this bullshit? This is literally out of a Scrooge McDuck story. Not even a joke, I literally have it on paper

Edit: here's a page Scrooge explains orbital mirrors

[–] edinbruh@feddit.it 11 points 1 month ago

Maybe we can get Disney to copyright this company into oblivion 🤔

[–] RedBauble@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

E pensare che una volta queste idee da parte di zio paperone erano un monito e un'esagerazione

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

You broke the telescope

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 11 points 1 month ago

"Why does the ephemeris keep getting lower and lower?"

[–] individual@toast.ooo 5 points 1 month ago

Columbus day