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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by thrashh on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @03:34AM (#36415532)
Nothing has changed.

The reason NASA did that is because the stakes were so high. They couldn’t send a firmware update in the middle of a journey and the reputation of America hinged on the success of NASA.

If are under that level of pressure, you make sure you dot your i’s and cross your t’s.

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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by mobiuscog on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @06:16AM (#36416673)
Pressure is pretty high, 4km deep...
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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by 3pac on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @01:09PM (#36421316)
Apollo 11 command module computer did receive a patch from Houston to the running executive in core memory while in flight to the moon.
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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by thrashh on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @02:24PM (#36422309)
Well maybe not technically couldn’t but preferably not have to.
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