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rustyhancockyesterday at 11:09 AM2 repliesview on HN

I'm sure this part of the "boring details" omitted.

But what was the actual timeout and distance?

Presumably 60-70% VF of PVC coated copper?

So a 5ms timeout would be a 500mile run?


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javierbg95yesterday at 11:55 AM

There's an FAQ here: https://www.ibiblio.org/harris/500milemail-faq.html

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EnPissantyesterday at 2:03 PM

It was a fake story he made up to help in his job search. Don't expect any of the details to add up.