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Re:Alphabet spins out Taara – Internet over lasers by bagels on Monday March 17, 2025 @11:45PM (#43395566)
Why is this meme always pasted in to threads about missile guidance?
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Re:Alphabet spins out Taara – Internet over lasers by michaelsbradley on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @12:06AM (#43395660)
Because it’s a classic gag, even if it’s out of place on HN

https://youtu.be/bZe5J8SVCYQ?feature=shared

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Re:Alphabet spins out Taara – Internet over lasers by debugnik on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @03:42AM (#43396663)
Not just an online gag, that's related to an excerpt of an alleged December 1997 issue of "Association of Air Force Missileers" on the GLCM Guidance System. Likely submitted in jest.

https://web.archive.org/web/20050514035446/http://www.afmiss...

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