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2. Not to Worry. Russian Hackers have been dreaming about this for 8 years. They 'Got' Us six feet under.

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Terrifying! surfered Mar 2025 #1

Not to Worry. Russian Hackers have been dreaming about this for 8 years. They 'Got' Us six feet under. Bread and Circuses Mar 2025 #2

He thinks his AI can rewrite it C_U_L8R Mar 2025 #3

He also thinks... littlemissmartypants Mar 2025 #4

He, Musk, doesn't understand how SSA works swong19104 Mar 2025 #37

GIGO! slightlv Mar 2025 #70

He also thinks he will colonize Mars very soon. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #45

And make brain implants !!! C_U_L8R Mar 2025 #46

Millions of Musk mini me's running around. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #47

He said we'd be there by now the_liberal_grandpa Mar 2025 #50

Yes he overestimated Tesla too. He just makes it up as he goes. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #55

Our financial system will collapse.... Dan Mar 2025 #5

I honestly didn't realize this until last Tuesday when I saw it staring me in the face. hamsterjill Mar 2025 #8

I'll be 70 soon. BidenRocks Mar 2025 #12

Chuckle krkaufman Mar 2025 #35

I would imagine CitizenZero Mar 2025 #18

We as a nation only have one comparable period that might give us an idea Dan Mar 2025 #23

They better have a backup of the original code RainCaster Mar 2025 #6

And if you do write new code to replace a massive existing system, Ms. Toad Mar 2025 #7

Lots and lots of testing. Delmette2.0 Mar 2025 #21

I worked in IS for several years in one of Tucson's largest hospitals. ChazInAz Mar 2025 #68

I always listened and learned from the programmers Delmette2.0 Mar 2025 #72

France 1789 ...... Let the GOPigs meet up with Madame Guillotine like they did to Louis & Marie Trueblue1968 Mar 2025 #9

This is why I knit. Mme. Defarge Mar 2025 #39

1793. And only because the Bourbons Voltaire2 Mar 2025 #53

Scary times. Like watching an oncoming train wreck Joinfortmill Mar 2025 #10

It will crash during boot-up. dchill Mar 2025 #11

Wrong thread part, sorry n/t Cheezoholic Mar 2025 #15

Redundant Systems CitizenZero Mar 2025 #13

I am an IT professional angrychair Mar 2025 #19

Thanks CitizenZero Mar 2025 #20

Thank you. yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #34

"No sane person," as you rightly said - n/t Alice Kramden Mar 2025 #67

Not Unix... Shipwack Mar 2025 #69

Interesting angrychair Mar 2025 #71

Definitely sounds crazy Lokee11 Mar 2025 #14

You are exactly right. I posted in another thread about the complexity of upgrading large HIPPA compliant systems Cheezoholic Mar 2025 #16

it's HIPAA Skittles Mar 2025 #25

You know I can't spell lol Cheezoholic Mar 2025 #52

oh I hear you Skittles Mar 2025 #63

Won't it take over a year BidenRocks Mar 2025 #17

As I said in another post angrychair Mar 2025 #22

It should take over a year just to detail the IT requirements - particularly functional requirements Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #26

it likely does need to be updated Skittles Mar 2025 #24

I hear they're going to write it in Fortran NoRethugFriends Mar 2025 #27

With WATFOUR and WATFIV ? airplaneman Mar 2025 #56

No! No! Too advanced! They can use Fortran 2 like I started with. NoRethugFriends Mar 2025 #60

Pascal. Igel Mar 2025 #57

No. Way too advanced! NoRethugFriends Mar 2025 #61

Maybe in assembler. Or machine language. NoRethugFriends Mar 2025 #62

A simple conversion from one system to another can take Klarkashton Mar 2025 #28

To be fair, they said Months (plural) not a single month. It's equally insane though. Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #29

Yeah, 3 or 4x Igel Mar 2025 #58

Not an IT guy, but it's essentially a big payment system. There are plenty available with mods. Now a month is BS. Silent Type Mar 2025 #30

Been paying in since 1984. If they kill SS there will be blood. JanMichael Mar 2025 #31

Allan Sherman, 60 years ago: DFW Mar 2025 #32

And the interview on fauxnews on Thursday is a propaganda tour. yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #33

Collusion and delusion. Aussie105 Mar 2025 #41

So many on this forum with IT background. yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #64

There are tens of millions of Republicans, people who may have voted for Trump, elocs Mar 2025 #36

It took me three months+ to Cne99999 Mar 2025 #38

Every word you wrote is correct. I worked in IT, primarily COBOL systems, for 40 years. We're fucked. camartinwv Mar 2025 #40

Herding cats and writing serious COBOL code. Aussie105 Mar 2025 #42

As much as I hate to say it, I have to agree. William769 Mar 2025 #43

Well, most of us probably know what happened to the King and Queen of France after Jack Valentino Mar 2025 #44

He won't do shit and say he did. So far, thats about Luz Mar 2025 #48

If this collapses, Eloon will fall back on SS being a "ponzi scheme' Norbert Mar 2025 #49

Surely the highly experienced DOGE Team will write the code with AI bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 #51

(IT person here) It is absolutely insane and destructive. RandomNumbers Mar 2025 #54

I've spent a decent amount of my career angrychair Mar 2025 #59

I manage a small database for my employer. Updating a key form can take six months to a year. TygrBright Mar 2025 #65

Orange Anus said he wanted to crash the economy. He's off to an excellent start. Evolve Dammit Mar 2025 #66