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Re:Voyager 1 phones home with transmitter that hasn't been u... by blitzar on Thursday October 31, 2024 @09:18AM (#42006625)
Debugging on a 2 day feedback loop.

Reminds me of working at the branch office with HQ on the opposite side of the world.

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Re:Voyager 1 phones home with transmitter that hasn't been u... by BrandoElFollito on Thursday October 31, 2024 @02:31PM (#42009933)
I read once about an institution that had a computer on the top of a mountain in the Rocky Mountains (IIRC).

The modem dpeed was in low one-digit bytes per second so you were careful thinking about what you send.

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