Post AVCWcJyh8s18FbFRPE by airshipper@cloudisland.nz
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 (DIR) Post #AUtpg7bPIq7E9VdtdQ by isaacfreeman@cloudisland.nz
       2023-04-22T01:51:04Z
       
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       The worst thing that ever happened in software engineering was when Kirk asked Scotty how long something would take and Scotty said thirty minutes and Kirk said you’ve got five and Scotty got it done in five and impressionable children watched this and grew up to become managers.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUu41mxE9R59qJ4g8O by zleap@qoto.org
       2023-04-22T07:34:18Z
       
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       @isaacfreeman Scotty chats to LaForge about this in Relics (TNG)
       
 (DIR) Post #AVCWcJyh8s18FbFRPE by airshipper@cloudisland.nz
       2023-04-22T02:10:23Z
       
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       @isaacfreeman They stopped powering the Enterprise with dilithium crystals at some point, and just ran the thing on engineering debt and pure spite for the rest of the mission.