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@Pepijn Different story: from 2003-2005 I worked for a large junior college. One day I was the security rep accompanying an inspector of some kind (I forget who he worked for) and one of our network engineers in our main, very old, and small, data center. He notices a device in tge bottom of a rack. “Is that really a Bay Networks router?”
“Yup.”
“What does it do?”
“It’s part of the network core.”
At that point Bay Networks had not existed for over a decade.
@Pepijn Probably the oldest technology item I have personal experience with was a positive-ground Motorola tube- based two-way radio, older than I am (so pre-1964). This was back in my days as a radio technician, late 80s or very early 1990s.
The owner got mad when my employer cancelled the annual fixed-price maintenance contract. But we had no choice, because the last time we repaired it under the contract, the replacement component required was the last one. In the world.
@scalzi So say we all.
@sundogplanets Coming back to North America from Asia or Australia always kicked my butt. Please try to go easy on yourself! Or at least as much as the goats and kids allow. 
Today of all days, please remember that the failure mode of clever is “asshole.”
@IcooIey Fingers crossed!
