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minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 months agoWhat would they use Word for? This is about submitting data in their own standard formats in tiny files. The real crime is that they’re not switching to online. Using optical discs is going to be even more ridiculous for those tiny files.
minus-squarekevindqc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoAh that makes more sense, the article didn’t mention what was stored on them unless I missed it
minus-squareRippleEffect@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 months agoThe game is security isn’t it? No online means you must have physical access to some systems
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoSure, but forcing an entire country to go through physical handling of each and every request is crazy. I really don’t understand how they managed for so long.
minus-squareRippleEffect@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoDo we know what the scale was? I would assume it’s only for the systems that are required to be air gapped.
What would they use Word for? This is about submitting data in their own standard formats in tiny files.
The real crime is that they’re not switching to online. Using optical discs is going to be even more ridiculous for those tiny files.
Ah that makes more sense, the article didn’t mention what was stored on them unless I missed it
The game is security isn’t it? No online means you must have physical access to some systems
Sure, but forcing an entire country to go through physical handling of each and every request is crazy. I really don’t understand how they managed for so long.
Do we know what the scale was? I would assume it’s only for the systems that are required to be air gapped.