Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to run any trains today

Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by devoutsalsa on Monday April 04, 2022 @02:59AM (#30903963)

I had a professor in college teaching computer systems and design. Somehow he got to talking about the NSA. He said that back in the 60s, the NSA had computers that were running at 1000. “1000?” I asked, wondering if he’d forgotten the units. He replied “Yes, 1000.”

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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by Hendrikto on Monday April 04, 2022 @05:03AM (#30904592)

And nowadays they are over 9000. How time flies…

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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by ChuckNorris89 on Monday April 04, 2022 @03:08AM (#30904021)

I've heard this joke before on HN.

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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by Sebb767 on Monday April 04, 2022 @04:32AM (#30904448)

I'm not sure I got the pointe. Could you explain?

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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by mitchdoogle on Monday April 04, 2022 @02:59PM (#30910675)

The professor is incompetent because he doesn't actually know how to talk about the performance of computers. It's not really a "joke", more of an anecdote

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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by cyanydeez on Monday April 04, 2022 @08:38PM (#30913851)

Or he was about to reveal classified information and stopped short.

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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by LoveMortuus on Monday April 04, 2022 @05:33AM (#30904721)

In the original it's actually over 8000, which is interesting because numbers usually don't cause translation issues.

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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by devoutsalsa on Monday April 04, 2022 @03:26AM (#30904113)

I’ve told this once or twice before I think. True story.

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