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Sweet summer child... The military extensively uses older OS versions, which means they are very much targets. The UK's new HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carri

Sweet summer child... The military extensively uses older OS versions, which means they are very much targets. The UK's new HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier uses windows XP.

hluska 3y ago
It’s interesting how such a wise comment can be completely ruined by your first sentence.
- zdragnar 3y ago
  Why is that? The phrase and intended meaning (innocent, potentially to the point of being naive) is 200-ish years old. It fits the sentiment perfectly. Developers who exclusively think in terms of commercial internet are prone to thinking that everyone uses up-to-date browsers, and therefore OSs. The world is actually messier than that common misconception. It fits rather well.
  - Apocryphon 3y ago
    Whatever alleged origin of that quote is, its present identity has been dominated by the TV show, which isn’t even current anymore and ended so poorly that its cultural cachet has eroded. But mostly it’s condescending as hell and thus marks the user as someone who both trafficks in cliches and enjoys patronizing others.
    - checkyoursudo 3y ago
      What tv show?
      - Kerb_ 3y ago
        Pretty sure it was referenced in Game of Thrones which introduced it to a whole new group of people, typically more online than the origins of the phrase, and popularized it's use on Reddit/Twitter for being a hilarious and original way to condescend people
        Apocryphon 3y ago
        > a hilarious and original way Well, it was.
userbinator 3y ago
The military is very good at physical security.
smcin 3y ago
Huge difference to iPhones: they're not connected to the open internet for browsing, downloading files, receiving messages or email. (The US Navy also has a support contract beyond end-of-life for XP versions, even still as of 2022, for a handful of their own programs on warships, because it's too much expense and delay of recertifying on new PCs. https://www.quora.com/Is-the-U-S-Navy-still-using-Windows-XP https://www.quora.com/Is-the-U-S-Navy-still-using-Windows-XP and other sources.) https://www.quora.com/Is-the-U-S-Navy-still-using-Windows-XP https://www.quora.com/Is-the-U-S-Navy-still-using-Windows-XP )

Sweet summer child... The military extensively uses older OS versions, which means they are very much targets. The UK's new HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier uses windows XP.

hluska 3y ago

It’s interesting how such a wise comment can be completely ruined by your first sentence.

zdragnar 3y ago
Why is that? The phrase and intended meaning (innocent, potentially to the point of being naive) is 200-ish years old. It fits the sentiment perfectly. Developers who exclusively think in terms of commercial internet are prone to thinking that everyone uses up-to-date browsers, and therefore OSs. The world is actually messier than that common misconception. It fits rather well.
- Apocryphon 3y ago
  Whatever alleged origin of that quote is, its present identity has been dominated by the TV show, which isn’t even current anymore and ended so poorly that its cultural cachet has eroded. But mostly it’s condescending as hell and thus marks the user as someone who both trafficks in cliches and enjoys patronizing others.
  - checkyoursudo 3y ago
    What tv show?
    - Kerb_ 3y ago
      Pretty sure it was referenced in Game of Thrones which introduced it to a whole new group of people, typically more online than the origins of the phrase, and popularized it's use on Reddit/Twitter for being a hilarious and original way to condescend people
      - Apocryphon 3y ago
        > a hilarious and original way Well, it was.

userbinator 3y ago

The military is very good at physical security.

smcin 3y ago

Huge difference to iPhones: they're not connected to the open internet for browsing, downloading files, receiving messages or email. (The US Navy also has a support contract beyond end-of-life for XP versions, even still as of 2022, for a handful of their own programs on warships, because it's too much expense and delay of recertifying on new PCs. https://www.quora.com/Is-the-U-S-Navy-still-using-Windows-XP https://www.quora.com/Is-the-U-S-Navy-still-using-Windows-XP and other sources.) https://www.quora.com/Is-the-U-S-Navy-still-using-Windows-XP https://www.quora.com/Is-the-U-S-Navy-still-using-Windows-XP )