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May 27, 2016

BUT THEY'RE PLANNING TO UPGRADE TO VISTA

The U.S. is still using floppy disks to run its nuclear program

(Thanks to The Perts)

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Uh oh.

I'd like to think that our simulated war games are a bit more advanced than Pong.

"Gentlemen, stop fighting! This is the War Room!" - Dr. Strangelove

But on the plus side, they have never had a virus.

Don't they know there's an app for that?

Floppy disk?
Isn't there a pill for that?

Why not? They were good enough for Captain Kirk.

Floppy disk?
Isn't there a pill for that?

Yes, ImNotDave, it turns it into a hard drive. Just make sure it's less than four hours.

What happened to the keypunch cards?

"A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?"

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