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if it ain't broke, don't fix it
#354710 - 05/26/16 12:35 PM
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Re: if it ain't broke, don't fix it
[Re: grog]
#354716 - 05/26/16 03:24 PM
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> The US nuclear weapons force still uses a 1970s-era computer system and 8-inch floppy
> disks, a government report has revealed...
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36385839
Today's computers are too insecure for defense department needs. That is why they use museum pieces that can't be connected to the internet.
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Re: if it ain't broke, don't fix it
[Re: Robbbert]
#354811 - 05/27/16 09:57 PM
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> Today's computer are too insecure for defense department needs. That is why they use museum pieces that can't be connected to the internet.
Yeah, all we need is some dumbass playing Angry Birds or some shit on his com board. (Or did they switch to automatic units, like they was showin in War Games?) For that matter, do they get service down in the bunkers? That'd be GREAT.
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