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  • Sure, and yet in government they will still use paper files for everything, with their most advanced tech being fax machines. I can definitely seeing them still use paper in a few hundred years because of red tape reasons.

    What? Are you in the US? A LOT has been digitized government wise, we can even file for our passports entirely online now, the DMV (depending on state) has a lot of online services now, you’ve been able to file taxes entirely digitally for years now, FOIA requests (and other random paperwork) can be sent via email and even our most Top Secret classified stuff is transmitted digitally (Through SIPR and SCIFs).

    Admittedly, a lot of it is printed for interoffice stuff, but nearly all of it exists digitally and is more of an ease of use “pretty” thing (For example, printing something out for the President to review)

    It just doesn’t feel like it because there is just SO MUCH that’s on paper and there’s a lot of volume for comparatively little info, but if you teleported someone from the 1940s gov office to one of today, guarantee theyd be like “How TF is there so little paper‽”


  • I was in the military years ago, even then a lot has been digitized, this would have been definitely transmitted digitally. Though it probably would have been sent over SIPR or something because it would be something classified to COs or maybe XO

    I got tons of orders sent to my military email, PCS orders, directive changes, DoD notifications etc. and even an online portal where you could pull up your historical transmittals with your CAC card

    Though a lot of internal command business is done with a mix of paper and digital, just about any communications between an individual command and DoD or “Big Air Force/Navy/Army/Marines” was done digitally





  • Crack the console then, ps2s have software cracks by now, and sideloading cartridges exist for a fair few portable consoles.

    That’s what I do, I don’t find value in the physical discs, but the consoles themselves are where it’s at IMO

    The following console gens and below are wide open:

    Sony: PS4 and PS Vita (for portables) Microsoft: Xbox 360 Nintendo: Switch and 3DS (for portables)



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    No. There are plenty of down ticket races even if your vote for the presidential candidate doesn’t matter, it might very well make the difference between a good School Board candidate in your school district or a right wing book banning bible pushing nut job

    It might be the difference between a normal city council or a far-right Nazi take over of your city council.

    Just. Fucking. Vote.