Board:   [DoveNet] Programming
Subject: Social media vs. BBSes
From:    Bob Worm
Date:    Wed Jun 04, 2025 08:41

@VIA: MAGNUMUK
  Re: Social media vs. BBSes
  By: Boraxman to Jcurtis on Sun Jun 01 2025 12:24:00

Hi, Boraxman.

 > That and the Russians would certainly have caught the US faking it.  They
 > would have been able to tell if nothing went up.

Indeed. I first heard this argument from Ricky Gervais but it's absolutely compelling - the space race was fierce so any funny business would have been called out immediately.

BobW

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