After takin' a swig o' grog, Tim Smith belched out
this bit o' wisdom:
> In article <ftWdnQ-43bK6OdTUnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Terry Porter <linux-2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I have actually worked as a subcontractor on the Australian Collins Class
>> Submarines a few years ago, and whilst I'm not cleared to the levels
>> required to see classified gear, I can say that the in-sub computer
>> terminal system is *definitely* not Windows, tho it's about as slow as
>> Windows due to the built in redundancy and cross checking systems.
>
> Military organizations generally don't like subcontractors blabbing
> about unclassified gear, either. You'd know that if you had *actually*
> worked as such a subcontractor. It is highly likely you have made up
> all of the above.
That's a pretty shaky deduction to make from Terry's anecdote, which
provides a paucity of details, Tim!
Besides, I've certainly never experienced this:
> Military organizations generally don't like subcontractors blabbing
> about unclassified gear, either.
(Okay, Terry, /now/ may I have my "doggie drop"?
Heel! Heil! Heil Hadron!)
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Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do.
Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.
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