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Re:NSA wooing thousands of laid-off Big Tech workers for spy... by delecti on Sunday February 05, 2023 @12:39PM (#34666810)
Not sure if that was a typo, but the term is "mecca", not "mecha", referencing the place in Saudia Arabia, where Muslims are supposed to make a pilgrimage at least once in their lives.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecca

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Re:NSA wooing thousands of laid-off Big Tech workers for spy... by blep_ on Sunday February 05, 2023 @05:38PM (#34670477)
I kind of like "mecha", though. Like the area is populated by giant robots and they all just agree to not mention that to outsiders.
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Re:NSA wooing thousands of laid-off Big Tech workers for spy... by pcthrowaway on Sunday February 05, 2023 @07:11PM (#34671426)
When you're talking about tech expertise, maybe it's a mecha
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Re:NSA wooing thousands of laid-off Big Tech workers for spy... by hinkley on Sunday February 05, 2023 @08:01PM (#34671853)
Yes but what would a mecha of tech expertise look like? Jude Law? Voltron?
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Re:NSA wooing thousands of laid-off Big Tech workers for spy... by antisceptic on Monday February 06, 2023 @06:44AM (#34676089)
A Gundam
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Re:NSA wooing thousands of laid-off Big Tech workers for spy... by delecti on Monday February 06, 2023 @09:18AM (#34677570)
I think any mecha requires tech expertise. So a mecha of tech expertise is just any mecha.
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