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Re:Suspected counterfeit components found in ejection seat a... by Maursault on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @09:01PM (#32845675)
Only a few years ago, very recently? Or could it have been throughout the naughts?[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

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Re:Suspected counterfeit components found in ejection seat a... by skhr0680 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @09:28PM (#32845874)
The last time I got a new computer with bad caps was 2010-11. Between that and ROHS solder, the mid 00s were a Bad Time
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Re:Suspected counterfeit components found in ejection seat a... by themaninthedark on Thursday September 15, 2022 @09:31AM (#32851634)
If you are going to use naught, you must refer to the time period as "The Naughties".

I prefer the "Turn of the Millennium" myself.

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