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14 sats \ 18 replies \ @kristapsk OP 16 Jul \ parent \ on: German Navy warships finally ditch floppy disks after 30 years tech

Factory produced CDs (not CD-Rs). I have music CDs produced in 1980s that still work without any issues.

20 sats \ 14 replies \ @TNStacker 16 Jul

Also, I recall lots of damaged, scratched, unreadable CD-Rs.

13 sats \ 12 replies \ @kristapsk OP 16 Jul

CD-Rs are different, they will become unreadable in some 5-10 years without even using them. That's why I said "factory produced CDs (not CD-Rs)". Of course, scratching will destroy them too, just don't do it.

0 sats \ 11 replies \ @TNStacker 16 Jul

It seems you fail to see the importance of mission. You're talking about consumer data. The USAF secured Nuclear missile tech and the German Navy on warship systems. And you say the medium was 'bad.' 🤣🤣🤣

13 sats \ 10 replies \ @kristapsk OP 16 Jul

It is bad compared to other tech available today. Actually better tech was available already in 1980s, but it was more state of the art, obviously military guys went with older proven tech back then.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @TNStacker 16 Jul

Ok, I'll play. Define bad. Because your saying two major NATO military branches (Used to spending unGodly amounts of money on research and tech development) stayed with the 'bad' option for 30 and 50 years.

34 sats \ 1 reply \ @kristapsk OP 16 Jul

stayed with the 'bad' option for 30 and 50 years.

Changing already working things are slow, expensive and difficult. It's wise to not do that just because of minor improvement. Just replacing old floppies with new ones from time to time could be good enough solution. But it doesn't mean there aren't better storage tech. That's why they are changing it now.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 16 Jul

In my world, organizations with funding do not stay with bad options unless the sunk costs are so great ego won't let them back down. Organizations stay with secure, working, reliable options.

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @Satosora 16 Jul

You were just comparing CDs.

34 sats \ 5 replies \ @kristapsk OP 16 Jul

Yes. It's better and more reliable storage for digital data compared to floppy disks.

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @TNStacker 16 Jul

No disrespect meant. Is English your first language?

34 sats \ 3 replies \ @kristapsk OP 16 Jul

Is English your first language?

No.

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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 16 Jul

Lots of scratched disks.

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @TNStacker 16 Jul

Again, no one said there isn't better. One can argue that something is better without the other thing being bad. But I guess not to some people.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 16 Jul

Of course there are different ways. But would you rather have a tried and true tech that others barely use anymore compared to the new things that could be hacked easier?

13 sats \ 0 replies \ @kristapsk OP 16 Jul

I still don't buy this "hacked easier" argument. You can buy USB FDDs from Amazon for ~20 EUR.