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Re:The beginning of the end for copper wire by dfc on Sunday November 26, 2017 @07:21PM (#15783909)
The quote would be so much better if the subject were submarines instead of carriers.
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Re:The beginning of the end for copper wire by cperciva on Sunday November 26, 2017 @08:00PM (#15784044)
Perhaps... but the non-modular software equivalents of aircraft carriers routinely do launch metaphorical nuclear missiles despite not being intended to ever have that functionality.
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Re:The beginning of the end for copper wire by abysmalfitzg on Sunday November 26, 2017 @10:56PM (#15784696)
I do agree that aircraft carriers have stronger claims to being British :)
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