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Re:The Boring Company will develop an underground “people mo... by idlewords on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @06:23PM (#20046270)
What did exploring the Moon bring us?
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Re:The Boring Company will develop an underground “people mo... by toephu2 on Thursday May 30, 2019 @03:02AM (#20049009)
CAT scanner, computer microchip, cordless tools, ear thermometer, insulation, satellite television, etc [1]

[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/5893387/Apoll...

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Re:The Boring Company will develop an underground “people mo... by idlewords on Thursday May 30, 2019 @09:04AM (#20050727)
Not sure about the ear thermometer or cordless tools, but I'm pretty certain we would have gotten the computer chip and satellite TV without sending a guy to the Moon.
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Re:The Boring Company will develop an underground “people mo... by A2017U1 on Thursday May 30, 2019 @02:36AM (#20048915)
A photo of one tiny world in a vast cosmos. A worldwide symbol that no amount of propaganda or violence could ever achieve.
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Re:The Boring Company will develop an underground “people mo... by HNLurker2 on Thursday May 30, 2019 @04:08AM (#20049290)
You sound like Carl Sagan. Stop this nihilism
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