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So let me get this straight-- there is a box in a Treasury building that, if the janitor accidentally unplugs it-- immediate financial apocalypse and a fifth o
by unyttigfjelltol 2y ago
So let me get this straight-- there is a box in a Treasury building that, if the janitor accidentally unplugs it-- immediate financial apocalypse and a fifth of the US economy "stops."
Why isn't the very existence of this box the problem?
- thesuperbigfrog 2y ago>> So let me get this straight-- there is a box in a Treasury building that, if the janitor accidentally unplugs it-- immediate financial apocalypse and a fifth of the US economy "stops." It is mission-critical finance system. Guaranteed it's multiple redundant boxes in an highly access-controlled data center. No one should have access without serious vetting. >> Why isn't the very existence of this box the problem? The money doesn't move around on magic and rainbows. What were you expecting?
- lm28469 2y agoI mean if you simplify things to that extent Trump has a suit case with a red button that can end the world. Real life is a bit more complicated
- unyttigfjelltol 2y agoIf Trump's suitcase were broken, the result would not be Armageddon. Also, apparently there are redundant "red buttons" mirroring the succession plan.[1] So a more appropriate analogy would be a dead-man trigger in a bureaucrat's hand, programmed in obsolete technology, that if handled other than by expert hands at all times would result in immediate "Armageddon." [1] https://apnews.com/article/nuclear-football-presidential-satchel-war-df3c1e65cfd21f137fd2fc7e7d62ffab https://apnews.com/article/nuclear-football-presidential-sat...
- Havoc 2y agoThat’s the nature of centralized finance, no?