• @yokonzo@lemmy.worldOP
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    38 months ago

    I’m just thinking of prior examples, such as how the internet was technically a military intranet before it got into public hands, or how radio and lidar technology was leagues ahead in the military before it became public

    • @alekwithak@lemmy.world
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      58 months ago

      Or the two advanced space telescopes the NRO donated to NASA. People so quick to disregard the government’s technical capabilities remind me of David Dunning and Justin Kruger.