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		kyllo on April 17, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: Ancient Computers... I agree, and if you're still dealing with data loss risk in the form of mangled punch cards from a paper jam, something is clearly "broke," imo.

jff on April 17, 2013 [–]

Not that it's very hard to fix a mangled card--if it's torn, you just look at it and type up a new copy. It's only 80 characters max.

illuminate on April 22, 2013 | [–]

And the massive data loss due to a rat/roach infestation?

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