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Re: Special Boxes
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Thu, 1 Oct 1998 00:17:51 GMT
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Richard wrote in message ...
> > What topics were covered in the original thread? I remember some "young
> > earth" discussions, as well as a diversion into ICBMs.
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> There were the usual related flames, and then someone, as an aside
> comment about the flames mentioned the young earth, and so started
> the big young/old earth religion/science debate. It had 3 or four
> other side topics, too, but I sadly cannot remember them. The ICBM
> topic was pretty much the last one, when someone suggested that
> Y2K problems (1)might result in disaster should the Russians not have
> made adequate preparations for it. (I.e. how would the software react
> if the computer on which it was running was told it was suddenly
> 100 years earlier? Launch all missiles!!!!) It also discussed
> suggestions for utilising the Lego patent and up-scaling the bricks
> for use in space, other worlds, using different materials.
It's still going over there. They're talking about memory requirements in
computers or something. It's slowly dying.
Jesse
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| (...) It had originated when a newbie had posted binary files. (I do not use newbie in a derogatory sense, as I am technically still one myself!) There were the usual related flames, and then someone, as an aside comment about the flames mentioned (...) (26 years ago, 30-Sep-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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