[HN Gopher] Quality control, Soviet style: Here's another fine m...
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       Quality control, Soviet style: Here's another fine message you've
       gotten me into
        
       Author : georgecmu
       Score  : 37 points
       Date   : 2021-04-12 11:40 UTC (11 hours ago)
        
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       | ExcavateGrandMa wrote:
       | a constant push to to this idea...
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       | is a distraction...
       | 
       | there is no magic only science... the only thing in the world
       | that met accuracy :)
       | 
       | be rational!
       | 
       | mainly it doesn't help you to cipher your shit... because you
       | still being caught using it... with all the assumptions which it
       | brings on the table...
       | 
       | mathematically biased from the roots
       | 
       | I'm terrible :D
        
       | huhtenberg wrote:
       | You can tell it's a fable. Here's the clue -
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       | > _lubricated by Cointreau and Grand Marnie_
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       | In 1978 the access to this sort of spirits was all but reserved
       | for Politburo members and their entourage. No way in hell a bunch
       | of programmers would be able to toast with Cointreau, leave alone
       | lubricate themselves with it.
        
         | borishn wrote:
         | Lots of imported liquor was sold in "Berezka" - foreign
         | currency shops opened to foreigners.
        
           | borishn wrote:
           | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryozka_%28Russian_retail_sto.
           | ..
        
         | Quinner wrote:
         | A bit of fluff unrelated to the main story might diminish the
         | reliability of the narrator a bit, but I don't think you can
         | conclude the entire story is fictional as a result.
        
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