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minus-squareSylver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoIt should come back online around October 15th, when it auto-corrects it’s own orientation
minus-squareSylver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI seriously hate autocorrect doing that. It also loves to make “were” into “we’re”.
minus-squareGork@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoHow is it able to do that? Wouldn’t that use up it’s limited RCS mass? How does it know where to point?
It should come back online around October 15th, when it auto-corrects it’s own orientation
Its* own orientation.
I seriously hate autocorrect doing that. It also loves to make “were” into “we’re”.
How is it able to do that? Wouldn’t that use up it’s limited RCS mass? How does it know where to point?