[ertian]

1969: Every line of assembly code has been coded according to rigorous standards and vetted and reviewed by a panel of experts.

2026: lol we just realized there's a few million lines of extra code running but we can't figure out why

[doug_durham]

1969: Every bit of every line of assembly manually woven into core rope memory by highly skilled technicians.

2026: We filled up our 2 TB flash. How do we get another?

[flysand7]

1969: Our toilets suck, better be miticulous and careful with waste

2026: Too much shit, we need to design new toilets

[undersuit]

The Apollo missions used a disposable bag you taped to your butt.

[Brybry]

"Give me a napkin quick. There's a turd floating through the air" - Tom Stafford, Apollo 10 Commander (1969) [1]

"I used to want to be the first man to Mars. This has convinced me that, if we got to go on Apollo, I ain't interested" - Ken Mattingly, Apollo 16 Pilot (1972) [2]

[1] https://www.vox.com/2015/5/26/8646675/apollo-10-turd-poop

[2] https://apollojournals.org/afj/ap16fj/24_Day9_Pt1.html#:~:te...

[oxag3n]

How come all hiking and road disposable bags don't have the tape.

[randallsquared]

Because hiking is usually done under gravity.

[testfrequency]

What could go wrong!