David HoOct 16, 2023

What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?

More than half the CO₂ emissions of the industrial age have been dumped into the atmosphere since 1990.

Show threadTyrone SlothropOct 16, 2023
@davidho Software on trains is so difficult to update that it often isn’t updated at all.
Show threadTJ RadcliffeOct 16, 2023

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There are nuclear reactors still running PDP-11 control systems.

Show threadRene Gat
@tjradcliffe @davidho @slothrop Actually, that‘s reassuring. No code from Redmond in it.
Oct 16, 2023 at 9:02pmWeb
Show threadIan Douglas ScottOct 16, 2023
@ahm42
@tjradcliffe @davidho @slothrop
"The nuclear reactor is controlled by a flash based interface on Windows XP. We're hoping to migrate to service pack 3 by the end of the decade."