ScottMar 16
Daniel Keys Moran
In another few generations almost no one alive will understand exactly how humans once ran an entire civilization on wood pulp and ink.
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Show threadSteve PerryMar 15

@fatsam Current season of The Pitt, the hospital computer systems and electronics get shut down in fear of a ransomware attack. All the young people are stunned. Write something down? One of them comes up to an older nurse, she can't read something on a sheet of paper. Nurse has to read it to her.

I just had to laugh. All we had were pens and paper back in my day at the hospital ...

Show threadChris MerleMar 16
@steveperry @fatsam my family experienced that when my father was in ICU. It wasn’t just one hospital hit with ransomware. It was the company that owned a bunch of hospitals. On the plus side we never got all the bills we should have.
Show threadFitz BushnellMar 16
@fatsam In addition to "how", I'm worried about "that".
Show threadPeter Kisner ≈Mar 16

@fatsam
@nyrath

"There are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end: Bribery and corruption are common. Children no longer obey their parents, and no one is writing a book."

Show threadCliffMar 16
@fatsam
I'm in IT, and whenever the execs get too carried away trying to reduce our costs, I remind them that the alternative is an army of people, a sea of desks and literal tons of paper & vats of ink.