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robxorb on July 15, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Disney's Internal Slack Breached? NullBulge Leaks ...

Maybe they'd have gone more times, more safely, or more quickly if they hadn't been befuddled by having to deal constantly with archaic and nonsensical imperial units?

bobmcnamara on July 15, 2024 [–]

Maybe, or maybe they would have struggled with the same challenges we saw Tupolev struggling with to produce the TU-4.

Practically, physical objects need built. If you're not doing it yourself you've got to work within the limits of your suppliers or push them.

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