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Re:Nearly two centuries ago, France was first hit by a data ... by Swizec on Thursday June 14, 2018 @03:39AM (#17310064)
Wait, the clacks are real!? That’s so cool!
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Re:Nearly two centuries ago, France was first hit by a data ... by laurentl on Thursday June 14, 2018 @03:57AM (#17310134)
Not only that, but in The Count of Monte-Cristo, the hero subverts a Chappe telegraph to send a fake message to Paris to undo his nemesis. Sound familiar ?

(although in the original story, the fake message causes a run on the stock exchange, thereby ruining his enemy. And the operator is bribed. Less romantic and much more prosaic than Terry Pratchett's version)

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Re:Nearly two centuries ago, France was first hit by a data ... by BerislavLopac on Thursday June 14, 2018 @04:00AM (#17310144)
Well, that is what inspired them, seveda! ;-)
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