Allegedly, on or about 08 September 2013, g sent: > imagine how big sputnik would have been if the Russians had to use a > bunch of tubes and batteries :=D Apparently a captured Russian aircraft was found to be full of valve based equipment, to the bewilderment of those who caught it, wondering if they were really that far behind. Later they'd find out that it was deliberate, as that technology was more robust against EMP. At college, we were told an amusing tale about how the Russians had worked their way around the embargo of selling certain ICs to them. Empty pinball machines were found around their embassy, after they gutted them for the parts. Leading to a wag in the back of our class miming how he thought the Russians launched their missiles - pulling back the spring loaded ball-bearing launcher, and letting go. -- All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point trying to privately email me, I will only read messages posted to the public lists. George Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning against tyranny, not a set of instructions for supposedly democratic governments. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
