these events definitely directly contribute to why daniel was crying. i can't exactly place how. i think that daniel always received the right settings from desmond. here is where the concept of time not being linear comes in. i can't say that i have a full grasp on it. since time is not linear events in the future do have an effect on events in the past in some unique situations - such as this one.

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...embrace the senile genius...
watch him reinvent the wheel...