On 25 Mar 2001, at 16:47, Nathan Russell wrote:
> There was a mildly amusing article on Slashdot several weeks ago
> about how, when the international space station was resupplied, DVD
> movies were among the items the astronauts requested as part of
> their personal weight allowance.
>
> There was discussion about which region outer space was in, and
> whether the astronauts would be breaking a law every several
> minutes as they passed between regions :)
>
> (As it happens, there's one region for such 'special international
> venues' as cruise ships, and that's how it's dealt with)
Stragne - I heard that Sony equipped the astronauts with a player
capable of playing any DVD (a player with disabled region-lock
check)...
Cheers,
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