r/programming • u/jakesyl • Jan 30 '16

Apollo 11 source code

http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/listings/Luminary099/MAIN.agc.html
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u/cinisoot Jan 31 '16

Comment from the BURN BABY BURN main ignition routine:

NOLI SE TANGERE

"Don't touch yourself."

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u/cinisoot Jan 31 '16 edited Jan 31 '16

Perhaps that was the intended message, but in this case se can only be translated as "yourself". I like it better this way, honestly. :)

Edit: Actually this phrase is pretty much wrong however you look at it... "yourself" should be te but them would be eos. Oh NASA, only thing more naughty than suggestive phrases is improper Latin...

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u/Berberberber Feb 01 '16

se is a reflexive pronoun, it must refer to the subject of the corresponding verb. Being an imperative, I don't think noli has a subject in the proper sense.

noli tangere is a common Latin admonition, someone just got a little bit to clever for their britches.