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Flashback to 1997, when this IT contractor pilot fish is working on a project for a U.S. government agency that he prefers not to name.
"But here's a hint: They put boot prints on the moon," says fish. "I was helping to develop a next-generation digital library and archive system for a new satellite observation system.
"The agency is rightly proud of this facility, which includes supercomputers, high-density storage systems capable of holding more information than all of human knowledge prior to 1950 -- and they have two of them! -- and a state-of-the-art power system complete with dedicated UPS and a large generator capable of powering a small town."