Stormin' Norman <norman@schwarzkopf.in.memorium> wrote in
news:dh0ovd18r7neqcdgccqjhekfj8uool4g7p@4ax.com:
> On 25 Nov 2018 19:33:52 -0800, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
> wrote:
>
>>https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/11/heres-how-nasa-will-attempt-to-
>>land-on-the-red-planet-monday/
>>
>>NASA launched the InSight probe to Mars back in early May, and now
>>and landing onto the surface of the red planet. The probe will attempt
>>a landing on Monday, Nov. 26, at around 3pm ET (20:00 UTC).
>
> The young engineers of today, equipped with massive computing power,
> accomplish amazing things. When I earned my engineering degree, the
> slipstick reigned supreme having just displaced the abacus.... ;-)
>
>
When I was in high school students still
wore those "holsters" that slide rules came
with. And a computer program consisted of a
shoe box full of punch cards.
Among other things movies about the 60s'
fail to mention............
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