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[Link] The Antonov An-225 Seems To Have Been Destroyed After All
Read: 3/3/2022 hackaday.com
Something that probably unites most Hackaday readers is a love of machines, particularly unique or interesting ones.
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[Link] It’s 2021, and Tokyo Authorities Are Finally Phasing Out Floppy Disks
Read: 29/11/2021 www.vice.com
A thin magnetic disk used to keep data, floppy disks were once the primary storage device for personal computers. But as technology advanced, the disks were replaced by CDs and flash drives. Floppies have been out of production for more than a decade.
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[Link] Adobe Uses DMCA to Nuke Project That Keeps Flash Alive, Secure & Adware Free
Read: 1/11/2021 torrentfreak.com
In January 2021, development and support for Adobe Flash was discontinued. That marked the end of an era but in reality, Flash wasn't quite dead.
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[Link] The World's First Ransomware Came on a Floppy Disk in 1989
Read: 23/10/2021 www.vice.com
In December 1989, Willems worked at a Belgian insurance firm, and put the disk into a work computer. Bizarrely, it presented a questionnaire, the answers of which told the user whether or not they were in danger of contracting HIV/AIDS. Willems completed the quiz, and didn't think much more of it.
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[Link] Adobe Uses DMCA to Nuke Project That Keeps Flash Alive, Secure & Adware Free
Read: 14/10/2021 torrentfreak.com
In January 2021, development and support for Adobe Flash was discontinued. That marked the end of an era but in reality, Flash wasn't quite dead.
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[Link] How Big Telecom Killed Rules That Would Have Prevented Hurricane Ida Outages
Read: 1/9/2021 www.vice.com
As Louisiana residents dig out from underneath the massive damage caused by Hurricane Ida, many are having to do so without essential communications options.
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