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[malvolio]

Put it this way. Crays were once the only commercial systems that had the capacity to address large data sets in one go. These days you get 1Tb on a thumb drive...

 

[NotAllThere]

As an aside, anyone else toured any of the old nuclear bunkers which were designated as emergency regional seats of government? Back in the early 90s I almost bought the one in Corstorphine Hill in Edinburgh, but my (laser-tag) business model wouldn't have worked and planning consent for it would have been impossible - no escape routes

Visited the one near Brentwood several times. Including one when a bunch of parents helped out at a scout overnight stay at the bunker. Very creepy. We were told, strictly, no alcohol.

Once the kids were off to sleep, out came the scout leaders' beers. Me and a few of the dads shared a bottle of whiskey.

 

[malvolio]

Visited the one near Brentwood several times. Including one when a bunch of parents helped out at a scout overnight stay at the bunker. Very creepy. We were told, strictly, no alcohol.

Once the kids were off to sleep, out came the scout leaders' beers. Me and a few of the dads shared a bottle of whiskey.

One of my favourite road signs, not a million miles from Edinburgh; "Secret Bunker - 1/4 miles"...

Enter through a small "farmhouse" (which was a hollow steel framed box inside, and please ignore the 10,000 gallon storage tanks in the Dutch barn next door), down a 100m slope to the bunker itself, which while interesting was a monument to optimism over reality.