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"What we need is instant clearing, 24/7/365. Nobody cares that it's Sunday. Nobody cares that it's Presidents Day." Given that the whole thing is done by compu
by gerdesj 9y ago
"What we need is instant clearing, 24/7/365. Nobody cares that it's Sunday. Nobody cares that it's Presidents Day."
Given that the whole thing is done by computer, how on earth do holidays fit in? I will grudgingly accept an answer involving maint. staff but computers themselves don't take hols.
The really funny/sad thing is that this is even a thing. The basic technologies required for near instantaneous inter bank account transfers has been available for quite a few decades.
- patio11 9y agoc.f. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10505251 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10505251 , where I explain the similar case of why some IRS web apps have office hours.