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minus-squaremuusemuuse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day agoIf it’s still using floppies in 2026, there’s likely a damn good reason. Nobody is keeping around something vulnerable to antiCMOS.b for no reason. It is intentional. It solves a problem. And we’re going to regret this fuckery.
minus-squareDonebrach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoIt’s actually likely a very outdated and integral system that no one knows how to or wants to update. This is the government we’re talking about.
minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoFailure rates and avenues that are predictable and can be operationally regulated around. That’s a form of reliability that they want in that system. That’s it. Plus it costs money to update things like that.
If it’s still using floppies in 2026, there’s likely a damn good reason. Nobody is keeping around something vulnerable to antiCMOS.b for no reason.
It is intentional. It solves a problem. And we’re going to regret this fuckery.
It’s actually likely a very outdated and integral system that no one knows how to or wants to update. This is the government we’re talking about.
Failure rates and avenues that are predictable and can be operationally regulated around. That’s a form of reliability that they want in that system. That’s it. Plus it costs money to update things like that.