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Re:The NASA Rocket Countdown Came from a 1929 Fritz Lang Film by dandelany on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @02:13PM (#11021675)
"Digital [adj]: (of a clock or watch) showing the time by means of displayed digits rather than hands or a pointer."
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Re:The NASA Rocket Countdown Came from a 1929 Fritz Lang Film by usrusr on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @05:04AM (#11025673)
Imagine the confusion in an alternate universe where the clockmakers of old decided to call the pointing sticks "fingers" instead of "hands".
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