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51 hours restoration time is not too far off from the 48-hour estimate.

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In Verner Vinge’s space opera A Deepness in the Sky, he proposes that one of this future’s most valuable professions is that of Programmer-Archaeologist.
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SAT03D.ICO - Comms, Telecom

....Aerials, Mobiles, Poles, Satellites, Telephones

Here in tech bro world we have so many innovations for you! Why not try our:

- Expensive unregulated taxi!
- Expensive unregulated hotel!
- Picture of monkey (formerly valuable)!
- Imaginary restaurant that serves bad food!
- Imaginary scam money (in 17,382 flavors)!
- Expensive unregulated television!
- Another picture of monkey (never valuable)!
- Twitter but it sucks now!
- The news but it also sucks and steals your personal information!

Plus, try our greatest achievement yet:
- Expensive unregulated scam concert tickets!

Oh, and I witnessed the lightning strike that took out their main transformer. It struck only 1-2 km from me, but I was 40 km away in Socorro. The power in Socorro flickered with the strike. Points west typically fare worse but not this bad.

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{BIT0A.ICO - System, Pc Bits

.....Bits, Chips, Connectors, Boards

This means no coffee, no cooking, no computer, and an even colder shower tomorrow morning. Swell. The sky had damn well better clear up so I'll have something to do after sunset & it gets too dark to read or write.

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pretty remarkable to see Coinbase making the argument that crypto is not like stocks, it's like baseball cards, American Girl dolls, or Beanie Babies

it's the future of finance! except when the SEC comes knocking, then it's just a harmless little toy, your honor

#crypto #cryptocurrency #coinbase

HOW TO SURVIVE THE HEATWAVE:
1. Stay hydrated.
2. Have an ice cream cone.
3. Dismantle the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capitalist class.
4. Wear loose clothing.

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