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- Oral History Panel on 8 Inch Floppy Disk Drives (2005) [pdf] https://web.archive.org/web/20100707221048/http:/archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/Oral_History/102657926.05.01.acc.pdf 7 comments
- Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on public housing applicants https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211227/p2a/00m/0na/072000c 218 comments
- Man Creates a 128 GB Floppy Disk (2016) https://interestingengineering.com/man-creates-a-128-gb-floppy-disk 10 comments
- Boeing 747s receive software updates over floppy disks https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/10/boeing_747_floppy_drive_updates_walkthrough/ 162 comments
- Update Complete: U.S. Nuclear Weapons No Longer Need Floppy Disks https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/us/nuclear-weapons-floppy-disks.html 90 comments
- Firefox Floppy Disks http://toastytech.com/good/fffloppies.html 2 comments
- Previously Unknown Warhol Works Discovered on Floppy Disks from 1985 (2014) http://studioforcreativeinquiry.org/events/warhol-discovery 71 comments
- Japan to change laws that require use of floppy disks https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/31/japan_floppy_disk_ban/ 55 comments technology
- Japan declares war on floppy disks for government use https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/08/japan-declares-war-on-floppy-disks-for-government-use/ 35 comments technology
- Boeing 747s Still Use Floppy Disks to Get Software Updates https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/10/boeing_747_floppy_drive_updates_walkthrough/ 561 comments programming
- Pen Test Partners: Boeing 747s receive critical software updates over 3.5" floppy disks https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/10/boeing_747_floppy_drive_updates_walkthrough/ 5 comments technology
- Boeing 747s still get critical updates via floppy disks https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/11/21363122/boeing-747s-floppy-disc-updates-critical-software 22 comments technology
- US nuclear launch procedure just phased out floppy disks https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/18/us-military-nuclear-missiles-floppy-disks/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=ahr0cdovl20uzmfjzwjvb2suy29tlw&guce_referrer_sig=aqaaalz6g8rtvqrai4zvr4qwhjcu3_qg_tve-rasezhc43sqrjmzltd8mjtaz6qpul5k-30rxlkk8-oihsxcfvipynrdejssdcdvdy_xsujhhvf7pynqjwi1ch-2v1sgwyrkadpd16otl0oiakzzpohyzn_q8qzuxrnpdodrqoxp36x6 19 comments programming
- The International Space Station is full of floppy disks https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/22/18107919/international-space-station-floppy-disks-discovery-iss 3 comments technology
- The hot new archaic music format is 3.5” floppy disks https://news.avclub.com/the-hot-new-archaic-music-format-is-3-5-floppy-disks-1827320189 8 comments nottheonion
- Want to read a Floppy Disk! https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/6vimrq/want_to_read_a_floppy_disk/ 11 comments techsupport
- Core believes that Bitcoin blocks should always fit on a floppy disk. https://twitter.com/justicemate/status/879544073874325504 19 comments btc
- Assistance needed to access floppy disks, some with damage https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/5l239o/assistance_needed_to_access_floppy_disks_some/ 6 comments techsupport
- U.S.A's Nuclear Defense Program is run from Floppy Disks. What is incredibly scary is that this system runs on an IBM Series/1 Computer and uses 8-inch floppy disks. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/u-s-as-nuclear-defense-program-is-run-from-floppy-disks/ 5 comments technology
- Report: U.S. Nuclear System Relies On Outdated Technology Such As Floppy Disks http://www.kplu.org/post/report-us-nuclear-system-relies-outdated-technology-such-floppy-disks 6 comments nottheonion
- America's nuclear missiles are still controlled by floppy disks http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/05/26/americas-nuclear-missiles-still-controlled-floppy-disk/ 5 comments worldnews
- US nukes are still accessed with floppy disks. http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/26/us/pentagon-floppy-disks-nuclear/index.html 3 comments technology
- "Department of Defense uses 8-inch floppy disks in a legacy system that coordinates the operational functions of the nation's nuclear forces" - Federal Agencies Need to Address Aging Legacy Systems http://www.gao.gov/products/gao-16-468 3 comments technology
- The government is squandering its technology budget maintaining museum-ready computer systems in critical areas from nuclear weapons to Social Security. They’re still using floppy disks at the Pentagon. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/government-wastes-billions-of-dollars-on-old-computers-report-says/ 35 comments politics
- Hacked Together 118 GB Floppy Disk Is Just Too Brilliant - PopularMechanics http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a19616/modified-floppy-disk-and-drive-uses-sd-cards/ 8 comments technology
- US nuclear arsenal still controlled by floppy disks http://www.upi.com/top_news/us/2014/05/01/us-nuclear-arsenal-still-controlled-by-floppy-disks/7491398973668/ 14 comments nottheonion
- US Government agency still uses 3.5" floppy disks. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/07/us/politics/slowly-they-modernize-a-federal-agency-that-still-uses-floppy-disks.html?src=recg 282 comments technology
- Slowly They Modernize: A Federal Agency That Still Uses Floppy Disks http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/07/us/politics/slowly-they-modernize-a-federal-agency-that-still-uses-floppy-disks.html 106 comments technology
- Slowly They Modernize: A Federal Agency That Still Uses Floppy Disks http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/07/us/politics/slowly-they-modernize-a-federal-agency-that-still-uses-floppy-disks.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131207&_r=0 3 comments nottheonion
- There's A Government Agency That Still Uses Floppy Disks http://www.businessinsider.com/floppy-disk-government-federal-register-2013-12 3 comments technology
- New, Improved Obamacare Program Released On 35 Floppy Disks http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-improved-obamacare-program-released-on-35-flop,34294/ 5 comments politics
- Canadian spy stole classified intelligence information using--get this--a floppy disk http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/10/10/pol-delisle-spy-guilty-plea.html 9 comments worldnews
- Millions of floppy disks are still being bought every year. But who is actually buying them? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8646699.stm 4 comments reddit.com
- BBC News - Sony to stop selling floppy disks from 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8643844.stm 12 comments science
- Does anyone out there still use a floppy disk? http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/04/sony-announces-the-death-of-the-floppy-disk/ 14 comments reddit.com
- Japan’s newly appointed digital minister is waging war on floppy disks. Companies fear the fax machine could be next https://fortune.com/2022/09/05/japan-digital-minister-waging-war-floppy-disks-companies-fear-fax-machine-next/ 920 comments nottheonion
- Formatting floppy disks in a USB floppy disk drive http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/devclass_docs/usbmass-ufi10.pdf 7 comments freebsd
- Dr Nakamats (inventor of the floppy disk), Man With 3300 Patents. Meet the most famous inventor you’ve never heard of – whose greatest invention may be himself http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dr-nakamats-the-man-with-3300-patents-to-his-name-179976641.html?c=y&story=fullstory# 9 comments technology
- "Say you own a 20-year-old car and intend to drive it beyond the year 2050. It will need some fixing. A challenge similar to that continually faces Whiteman Air Force Base, home to the B-2 stealth bomber. Many aircraft parts made in the 1980s . . . are as obsolete today as the floppy disk." http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/26/3515979/2-billion-update-for-whitemans.html 10 comments politics
- Update Complete: U.S. Nuclear Weapons No Longer Need Floppy Disks - The Defense Department has transitioned away from a 1970s-era nuclear command and control system that relied on eight-inch floppy disks. The “modernizing” effort was quietly completed in June. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/us/nuclear-weapons-floppy-disks.html 10 comments technology