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Waiting For The Punch Line

Nigeria is building its own communications satellite.

A dedicated spam relay?

Posted by Rand Simberg at May 23, 2006 10:26 AM
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I sure hope they don't beat us to the moon, too, like China will... ;-)

Posted by John Breen III at May 23, 2006 12:39 PM

Well golly! I didn't know they could chunk a spear that far.

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