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From: Colin Paul Gloster <Colin_Paul_Gloster@ACM.org>
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2010, Robert Love wrote:

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|"On 2009-07-22 09:10:01 -0500, Colin Paul Gloster said:                         |
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|> I do not know. Some hints...                                                  |
|> FORTRAN influence:                                                            |
|> Robert B. Love                                                                |
|> Subject: Re: Loss of Mars Climate Orbiter due to units of measurment conflicts|
|> Date: 1999/10/02                                                              |
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|> comp.lang.ada                                                                 |
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|Boy, it is weird seeing your name cited from a decade old message.  I don't     |
|remember what I said."                                                          |
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|"[..]                                                                           |
|[..]    Strange, the space program still seems to be using feet and nautical    |
|miles."                                                                         |
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People fail to learn.