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Re:Is It Time for the US to Drag Jobs Out of Silicon Valley ... by C1sc0cat on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @01:02PM (#21816465)
But those areas are not chosen on merit or for the benefit of the country are they its all about greasing the hands of the local politicians.

The challenger disaster was caused by this as for "political reasons" the plant that made the boosters was a long way away and thus required the design with the O rings.

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Re:Is It Time for the US to Drag Jobs Out of Silicon Valley ... by mywittyname on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @01:23PM (#21816748)
According to Wikipedia, the Air Force base was created from part of a former Wright Bros air field, and chosen due to the area's existing aviation suppliers/talent. That seems meritorious to me

Cool o-ring non-sequitur!

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Re:Is It Time for the US to Drag Jobs Out of Silicon Valley ... by C1sc0cat on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @04:16AM (#21823164)
But that was why they (the SRBs) where made a long way away in pieces instead of locally as a single piece.
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