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minus-squaremuusemuuse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 days 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minus-squareDonebrach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoIt’s actually likely a very outdated and integral system that no one knows how to or wants to update.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-squaremuusemuuse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoIt was never updated because the modern replacements have weak points that are not acceptable in this application.
minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days 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It’s actually likely a very outdated and integral system that no one knows how to or wants to update.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.
It was never updated because the modern replacements have weak points that are not acceptable in this application.
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.