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Re:US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traff... by tonymet on Friday November 06, 2026 @05:10PM (#50399173)
a mechanical (wood, paper , etc) state machine is very resilient and easy to read even from across the room. No electricity demands, no lighting needed. Contains it's own mutual-exclusion (only one person can modify it at any time).

the digital version would require 10+ endpoints with 1000x points of failure.

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Re:US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traff... by inquist on Saturday November 07, 2026 @09:56AM (#50405094)
To be fair light does help with reading paper
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Re:US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traff... by xp84 on Saturday November 07, 2026 @09:12PM (#50409890)
If the power’s out you just ask a nearby plane to fly directly toward the tower for a minute and illuminate it that way.
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