"The structure couldn't hold the weight and it couldn't go up there because it's mostly all rocks, " she said.

BBC: Battery Point lighthouse

Curiosity remained in contact with ground controllers, but it can't zap rocks, snap pictures or roam around until the problem is fixed.

NPR: Mars Rover Curiosity Stands Down After New Problem

Diamonds and gold, well, yeah, it pays for a few people to hit the rocks with pickaxes, but it doesn't actually bring a great deal of wealth except in Botswana where it has been very well used.

NPR: Debt Deal Does Little for Africa's Core Problems

Buried in with the goodness that Motorola dropped on us Monday was the official news that the L7c is indeed a real device -- though beyond the fact that it rocks EV-DO, we aren't given much to go by.

ENGADGET: Motorola quietly announces CDMA SLVR L7c Mobile

We don't know about going that far but we do like it when that easter eggs shows that HDTV rocks.

ENGADGET: High-def presenting new challenges to set designers HD