• Laura@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    do we know where we lost the stone so someone can go pick it up in the future?

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      4 months ago

      Martian colony, 2224, your guide at the Museum of Mars: And here we have the famous hitchhiking stone, which was retrieved after a 3500 kilometer trek from the colonial landing site to reclaim the Perseverance so that these two old friends could finally be reunited in time for the 200th year anniversary of their untimely separation.

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        4 months ago

        “Don’t forget to stop by the give shop and pick up your ‘hitchhiking stone’ keychain!”

        “Why do they call a cheap piece of plastic shaped like the rock with a small split ring attached to it a ‘keychain’? What does any of this have to do with digital encryption keys?”

        “I don’t know either, but make sure to buy one as a souvenir.”