In space, no one can hear you call tech support.
this post was submitted on 02 Apr 2026
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Microsoft has always been questionable at best but ever since Steve Ballmer left, is been incredibly shit.
Wtf do they need email for in space
"NASA says they'll remotely connect to the computer to see what the problem is."
'Hello, this is your NASA certified Microsoft certied tech support, you need to send us gift cards to unblock your computer"
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You would think that the absolute basic, minimum requirement for taking something on a space mission is that it complies with open standards.
If you have standards compliant programs, it's easy to set up a back-up client in case the primary doesn't work. If your email is "Outlook" and you are tied to the outlook server and something breaks, there's your single point of failure. Sucks to be you.
What if the problem is server side
What if the problem is DNS
Haha yeah, I use outlook at work as a webpage in LibreWolf in Linux, so even with open stuff on my local hardware I can definitely still have outlook issues.
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Imagine being literally off the planet and still be expected to check your work email.
I mean if you are on a work trip it is pretty standard
Gotta submit their timesheets.
Why in the everliving fuck would NASA put ANYTHING Microsoft into a spacecraft?
Because Gates fucked Children with the President on Epstein’s Island…
The entire craft is built by giant US legacy corporations. Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop, etc. Microsoft is just one more in the pile.
Your laptop is built by "legacy corporations, " but if you put Linux onit, it works better.
You would think that Microsoft would be like this is going to space. Let's pull out all the stops. But no, it's the same corporate crap!
It's almost as if this bullshit project was just pork barrelling for overpriced contracts.
They are going to space to seed the cloud
It is a personal device
Personal devices running Outlook should be rapidly deorbited
Space Force TV show continues to fulfill the prophecy.
If only there were low-bandwidth, straight-forward, well tested email clients.....
Who the f permits taking unverified software on a space trip?
Also known as "nominal outlook performance"
It seems you have problems with running your multi billion dollar rocket. Would you like me to help you with that?
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Have they tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?
So they're not only using Microslop in offices, but also on space missions...? Gee, I wonder why they've been failing to return to the Moon for 50 years...
The rare occasion when "It's not rocket science!" means it's harder.
screw outlook? WTF where is thunderbird when you need it.
I've been using Evolution mail client, it seems to work well for outlook accounts if you enable IMAP access in the outlook account. I have to be able to get my work emails at home.
This is just… so perfectly emblematic of where we are as a society.
they rely on microsoft?!?
holy shit, and here i thought the job is dangerous as is.
Microsoft, because sucking only on one planet isn't enough..
The Apollo 13 movie sequel will be wild...
User : "Houston, we've had a problem! There's an electrical outage and CO2 is accumulating, what should I do?"
ChatGPT: "Just open the windows!"
Trying to imagine Jim Lovell's reaction when Apollo 13 blue-screens and has to reboot. What an amateurish shitshow NASA has become.
"Id love to, you know, land on the moon, but unfortunately it can't verify my license with the server so most of the functionality is locked out. Did you guys forget to pay the sub again this month?"
See? They're just like us!
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