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minus-squaremuusemuuse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·11 hours 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-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 hours 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.
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.