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Need a floppy disk? Just ask Washington!
« on: May 26, 2016, 12:28:53 AM »
Our nuke program, and others, depend on the fossil floppy.  :facepalm:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/26/us/pentagon-floppy-disks-nuclear/index.html


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Re: Need a floppy disk? Just ask Washington!
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2016, 05:59:16 AM »
That's crazy


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Re: Need a floppy disk? Just ask Washington!
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2016, 01:42:53 AM »
That's crazy


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It's insane.

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Re: Need a floppy disk? Just ask Washington!
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2016, 08:53:44 AM »
At least all my old data is on 3.5" disks.

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Re: Need a floppy disk? Just ask Washington!
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2016, 09:16:59 AM »
Probably not much risk of viruses , tho.

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Re: Need a floppy disk? Just ask Washington!
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2016, 02:02:44 PM »
Is anybody making new disks for them? If so, not that big a deal. If the floppies are old originals from the 2000's, that could be an issue.

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Re: Need a floppy disk? Just ask Washington!
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2016, 02:51:55 PM »
John Oliver had a pretty good segment on Last Week Tonight about the sorriness of our nuclear programs and readiness. Talked about floppy disks too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y1ya-yF35g
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