How JPL Keeps the 13-Year-Old Curiosity Rover Doing Science<\/p>
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When you're absolutely compelled to keep things tiny and simple, it becomes possible to keep them working for years on end without updates or site visits.<\/p> The best software is tiny software.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/users\/lproven\/statuses\/116743712054350291","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/users\/lproven\/statuses\/116743712054350291","objectType":"note","content":" There's a lesson here for all contemporary computing. 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