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Episode Synopsis
There has been a lot of news about air traffic problems in the US in 2025. I haven't had any delays due to this, though I've gotten a few messages in my travels that I might want to reschedule. There was an article that some of the technology still used in various facilities is old and needs upgrading. Old as in Windows 95 and floppy disks. That's old, but obviously it still works. Even with the various accounts of problems, almost every day thousands of flights are managed successfully by the people who run these systems. They're not alone, as the article also points out that some other transit systems make do with technology that most of us would never think of using for any system. Read the rest of The Security of Old Tech
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