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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '2000-03-24T02:12:51'
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title: Mom always said don't play
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Mom always said [don't play ball in the house](http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/03/23/cracked.spacecraft.ap/index.html)! Poor NASA... they're having such a hard time of things lately. [NEAR Shoemaker](http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/03/24/near.update/index.html) is making pretty movies, so all's not lost.