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[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 188 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Critical government services running COBOL. Programs stored in magnetic tapes, entire offices dependant on one guy who's retiring. All that code will be lost in time, like tears in rain

[-] Treczoks@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

Just have a look at the American pension system. They collect all their documents on paper in an old salt mine. Truckloads of documents per month.

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