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		mixmastamyk on June 12, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 1980s computer controls Grand Rapids Public School... Also gives you a chance to change your mind, say to cancel a pending bank transaction in the evening.

icebraining on June 13, 2015 [–]

You can have delays for that purpose in real-time systems too. And they'd actually be consistent, instead of having variable lengths to cancel the transaction.

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