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VLC Literally Reaches for the Moon to Mark its 20-Year Anniversary (news.itsfoss.com)
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[-] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

I mean the gesture is, I guess, nice but micro SD cards don't hold info for more than 10 years on earth, let alone in space with all the radiation, so it's entirely symbolic.

[-] MultipleAnimals@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

enclosed in a sealed titanium capsule, securely placed in the spacecraft that can bear the harsh lunar environment

[-] Xkdrxodrixkr@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

I have no doubt that the titanium capsule will endure the radiation

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