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  1. “Boeing 747s still use floppy disks” — true, but not the whole story.

    We dive into why some legacy aircraft systems still rely on them, and what that says about IT today: stability > hype.

    You are one of us.

    Listen: ithorrorstories.eu/#rants

    #ITHorrorStories #Aviation #LegacyTech #FloppyDisk #TechCulture #Tech

  2. “Boeing 747s still use floppy disks” — true, but not the whole story.

    We dive into why some legacy aircraft systems still rely on them, and what that says about IT today: stability > hype.

    You are one of us.

    Listen: ithorrorstories.eu/#rants

    #ITHorrorStories #Aviation #LegacyTech #FloppyDisk #TechCulture #Tech

  3. “Boeing 747s still use floppy disks” — true, but not the whole story.

    We dive into why some legacy aircraft systems still rely on them, and what that says about IT today: stability > hype.

    You are one of us.

    Listen: ithorrorstories.eu/#rants

    #ITHorrorStories #Aviation #LegacyTech #FloppyDisk #TechCulture #Tech

  4. “Boeing 747s still use floppy disks” — true, but not the whole story.

    We dive into why some legacy aircraft systems still rely on them, and what that says about IT today: stability > hype.

    You are one of us.

    Listen: ithorrorstories.eu/#rants

    #ITHorrorStories #Aviation #LegacyTech #FloppyDisk #TechCulture #Tech

  5. “Boeing 747s still use floppy disks” — true, but not the whole story.

    We dive into why some legacy aircraft systems still rely on them, and what that says about IT today: stability > hype.

    You are one of us.

    Listen: ithorrorstories.eu/#rants

  6. Found a couple iPod Shuffles in a box. Plug them in (yes, I had one charge/sync cable!), wait 5 minutes to get some charge on the battery, and Shazam, one GIG of capacity in all its glory.

    Grab some wired headphones and hello Genesis Abacab, it’s been a hot minute…

    #legacyTech #iPodTouch #ipod #apple

  7. Remember that ancient router in the server room? Turns out, AI is making it a VIP target for attackers, according to Cisco. It's not just 'aging tech' anymore, it's 'AI-vulnerable tech'.

    What's the oldest piece of tech you're still relying on (and secretly praying doesn't break)?

    Read more: wired.com/story/cisco-aging-te
    #Networking #LegacyTech #AIThreats #Cybersecurity #DevOps

  8. 🧬 Heredity OS - AI evolution for ALL hardware! 📱
    Even your dusty T-Mobile G1 from 2008 can run genetic algorithms! Why trash perfectly good devices when you can evolve them?
    ✨ Legacy support from HTC Dream to modern systems
    ♻️ Sustainable AI computing
    🚀 Turn retro hardware into evolution labs
    #HeredityOS #TMobileG1 #LegacyTech #AI #OpenSource #RetroComputing

  9. huh, grafana and friends are being considered #legacytech already.

    are there viable alternatives in the oss realm or time to brush up on #b4devops tools like nagios, munin smokeping, and cacti?

    utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/bl

  10. Brand new HP M501dn has TLS 1.0/1.1 enabled, no way to disable.

    Update firmware to latest(!) 2021(!) version and now there’s a menu page to turn that off.

    Printer came out in 2016, sadly no “use by 2019” date on the package…

    #tls #legacy #legacytech #techDebt

  11. @GreenFire

    #USpol #GeoPol #Security #China

    (2/n)

    ...thinking out-of-the-box. Time for the #US to stop the partisan fighting and catch up.

    These big #LegacyTech #AircraftCarriers from the (previous) #ColdWar period?--I think the #60Minutes report indirectly shows that they could be "sitting ducks" for the #PRC's new rockets...

    Oh, and yes, 2027 seems like a plausible date for a #Chinese invasion of the #RepublicOfChina. If #MoscowAgentGriftingAmerica, #MAGA #Trump remains the...

  12. @GreenFire

    #USpol #GeoPol #Security #China

    (2/n)

    ...thinking out-of-the-box. Time for the #US to stop the partisan fighting and catch up.

    These big #LegacyTech #AircraftCarriers from the (previous) #ColdWar period?--I think the #60Minutes report indirectly shows that they could be "sitting ducks" for the #PRC's new rockets...

    Oh, and yes, 2027 seems like a plausible date for a #Chinese invasion of the #RepublicOfChina. If #MoscowAgentGriftingAmerica, #MAGA #Trump remains the...

  13. @GreenFire

    #USpol #GeoPol #Security #China

    (2/n)

    ...thinking out-of-the-box. Time for the #US to stop the partisan fighting and catch up.

    These big #LegacyTech #AircraftCarriers from the (previous) #ColdWar period?--I think the #60Minutes report indirectly shows that they could be "sitting ducks" for the #PRC's new rockets...

    Oh, and yes, 2027 seems like a plausible date for a #Chinese invasion of the #RepublicOfChina. If #MoscowAgentGriftingAmerica, #MAGA #Trump remains the...

  14. @GreenFire

    #USpol #GeoPol #Security #China

    (2/n)

    ...thinking out-of-the-box. Time for the #US to stop the partisan fighting and catch up.

    These big #LegacyTech #AircraftCarriers from the (previous) #ColdWar period?--I think the #60Minutes report indirectly shows that they could be "sitting ducks" for the #PRC's new rockets...

    Oh, and yes, 2027 seems like a plausible date for a #Chinese invasion of the #RepublicOfChina. If #MoscowAgentGriftingAmerica, #MAGA #Trump remains the...

  15. @GreenFire

    #USpol #GeoPol #Security #China

    (2/n)

    ...thinking out-of-the-box. Time for the #US to stop the partisan fighting and catch up.

    These big #LegacyTech #AircraftCarriers from the (previous) #ColdWar period?--I think the #60Minutes report indirectly shows that they could be "sitting ducks" for the #PRC's new rockets...

    Oh, and yes, 2027 seems like a plausible date for a #Chinese invasion of the #RepublicOfChina. If #MoscowAgentGriftingAmerica, #MAGA #Trump remains the...

  16. "a stark new #reality: With #AI, #legacytech companies are sucking the innovation out of the room like a giant squid & more rapidly than w previous waves of #technology. And they're doing it right under the noses of #regulators. Requirements around computing power & talent hv made it too expensive for most companies to build cutting-edge #generativeAI models without e #patronage of a tech giant .. Bec #bigtech buys, rather than innovates, the strategy benefits #Microsoft"
    bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinio

  17. I have an original Microsoft Surface Pro with original keyboard in near pristine condition. Now running Windows 10. It was bought for me at a Microsoft convention in California in (I think) 2015, just after the Surface range was launched. Now has an aftermarket charger, but I still have the original USA charger, which works, but has an output cable fault. Is this thing of any value? #microsoft #computers #legacytech

  18. Step into the world of technical debt and learn from the legacy of long-dead techs. Discover our reflections on the journey in our latest blog post.
    eliza-ng.me/post/javatechnical
    #technicaldebt #legacytech #blogging #techreflections

  19. I haven’t used a floppy disk since 2005, but yes they are still using them because of legacy machines. Probably most if not all of Gen Z wonder, what are those things called floppy disks.

    arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/0

    #floppydisk #legacytech