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| Subject | Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? |
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| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, comp.os.linux, alt.politics, soc.culture.usa, sci.space |
| References | (2 earlier) <UfudnQkpJql4PSb_nZ2dnUU7-K_NnZ2d@earthlink.com> <zrRuK.344770$JVi.231893@fx17.iad> <t9hefu$1dvoq$1@dont-email.me> <3bWdncxopZPovSD_nZ2dnUU7-LXNnZ2d@earthlink.com> <t9kp6s$1vq8m$9@dont-email.me> |
| From | "25.BZ959" <25BZ959@nada.net> |
| Date | 2022-06-30 21:00 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <aImdnUg4RKmq2iP_nZ2dnUU7-S3NnZ2d@earthlink.com> (permalink) |
Cross-posted to 5 groups.
On 6/30/22 2:14 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 30/06/2022 05:02, 25.BZ959 wrote: >> On 6/29/22 7:53 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>> On 29/06/2022 06:30, Charlie Gibbs wrote: >>>>> The sad part is that many of the Better Ideas could never >>>>> gain enough market share and perished. >>>> Or were bought up by big companies and buried forever. >>> >>> An idea usually has to be so substantially better that it instantly >>> obsoletes the alternatives. A better mousetraps when most mousetraps >>> catch 99% of mice, is really not that interesting (athough I bought >>> two, last year). But a round log rolling versus a sled or travois is >>> kinda instant obsolescence really. See also transistors versus valves >>> (tubes) or jet engines versus big multicylinder IC engines in aircraft. >> >> Valves still have certain niches. China and some >> eastern European countries still make them and >> there ARE markets. High-power radio transmitters, >> broadcast-size, may still be using giant valves. > People round here ride horses, too. They work .... just don't stand right behind them :-) Minimal fuel bills too. As for big radio towers, esp AM - they use very high voltage and are exposed to lightning. Valves/tubes ARE better for that niche.
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NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? "25.BZ959" <25BZ959@nada.net> - 2022-06-28 10:40 -0400
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2022-06-28 17:31 +0200
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? "25.BZ959" <25BZ959@nada.net> - 2022-06-28 20:17 -0400
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2022-06-29 00:26 +0000
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? "25.BZ959" <25BZ959@nada.net> - 2022-06-28 23:21 -0400
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2022-06-29 06:53 +0200
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-06-29 12:45 +0100
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2022-06-29 17:34 -0400
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-06-29 23:59 +0100
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2022-06-30 18:28 -0400
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2022-06-30 17:35 +0000
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? Allodoxaphobia <trepidation@example.net> - 2022-06-30 00:17 +0000
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-06-30 19:13 +0100
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Re: Resurrection of Wordstar documents (was: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ?) "25.BZ959" <25BZ959@nada.net> - 2022-06-30 22:02 -0400
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2022-06-28 17:57 +0000
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? "25.BZ959" <25BZ959@nada.net> - 2022-06-28 20:46 -0400
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2022-06-29 05:30 +0000
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-06-29 12:53 +0100
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? "25.BZ959" <25BZ959@nada.net> - 2022-06-30 00:02 -0400
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-06-30 19:14 +0100
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? "25.BZ959" <25BZ959@nada.net> - 2022-06-30 21:00 -0400
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? "25.BZ959" <25BZ959@nada.net> - 2022-06-29 23:17 -0400
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2022-06-30 04:15 +0000
Re: NASA Had To Bring in the OLD Guys to Fix Hubble Telescope - Broader Message ? "25.BZ959" <25BZ959@nada.net> - 2022-06-30 21:27 -0400
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