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I remember reading an article that NASA was shopping for old computer parts on Ebay to keep the shuttle systems working.No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!Comment
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Do you remember about 8-10 years ago reports of Saddam Hussein receiving huge shipments of Playstations or X-Boxes because the computers in them were far more powerful than anything else they could get their hands on? Might not have been Saddam, and I may be off on the exact timeline. But I do remember reports of something along those lines.
The Apollo capsule computer & guidance systems were less sophisticated than my cell phone. Bizarre when you think about it. They went to the fucking moon with less technology than my phone has, yet I can't make a call if I'm in a parking garage.“Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”Comment
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