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Re:NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on t... by eschneider on Thursday June 24, 2021 @01:04PM (#27620560)
I dunno. That sort of thing is exactly my job, except the remote devices are still on earth somewheres. What you'd see is me sitting in a library drinking coffee and looking at source code and schematics until I had an answer that matched the evidence.

Satisfying, but not exactly must watch tv.

Re:NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on t... by Izkata on Thursday June 24, 2021 @02:14PM (#27621714)
> Satisfying, but not exactly must watch tv.

What's in your head could be though. That's my pet theory on the movie Hackers, what we're seeing on the computer screens isn't what's actually there, it's the characters' mental constructs visualized.

Re:NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on t... by moocowtruck on Thursday June 24, 2021 @01:08PM (#27620644)
you just killed any future dramatic space troubleshooting film scenes for me