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Re:SpaceX returns to flight with Falcon 9 rocket launch by Natsu on Sunday January 15, 2017 @02:33AM (#13402860)
Basically Hooke was short, so he Newton was backhandedly saying he didn't get his ideas from him. Since then it has acquired a secondary meaning apart from the insult.
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Re:SpaceX returns to flight with Falcon 9 rocket launch by Thimothy on Sunday January 15, 2017 @07:55AM (#13403762)
I knew he was insulting someone! For all I have read Newton seems such an a uppity give credit to none asshole that that phrase always has struck me as completely out of character. Now, if he was dismissing a competitor...
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Re:SpaceX returns to flight with Falcon 9 rocket launch by dotancohen on Sunday January 15, 2017 @03:24AM (#13402999)
Thank you, nice twist!
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