#keyboard

mkwadee@diasp.eu

It's sometimes amusing to listen to some of the air to ground transmission on the #Apollo flights. A lot of the chatter is the #astronauts talking about #poo, actually #p00, with no hint of adolescent smirking, like this gem on #Apollo12:
109:46:48 Conrad: And, Houston, whenever you're ready, we're ready to give you P00 and Data.
P00 was the quiescent state of the #Guidance #Computer where it was ready to receive instructions and data either from the #DSKY #keyboard or #Houston.

#NASA

anonymiss@despora.de

#Cat accused of wiping US #Veteran Affairs server info after #jumping on #keyboard

source: https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/05/hospital_cat_incident/

On a mid-September call, one of the participants explained that while a technician was reviewing the #configuration of a #server cluster, their cat jumped on the keyboard and deleted it.

...

Kurt DelBene, assistant secretary for information and #technology and CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs, is said to have responded on the call with words to the effect that: "This is why I have a #dog."

cat


#usa #fail #problem #news