Internet Outage
- Thread starter Sneakers
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WT Actual F are you going on about Sapidus
I was going to go shopping for clothes today, but after a stop at DG for TP, I opted out. They were having some issues with their system and was told that several other stores were closed because of it. I really didn't feel like shopping anyway. 
Instead, I came home and paid my bills. Of course, all of that worked.
Instead, I came home and paid my bills. Of course, all of that worked.
My daughter is flying to San Diego today with her husband. She's never flown before and was already anxious. This almost made her refuse to go. They've made their short flight from Raleigh to Charlotte and should be about to board the flight to SD. So far everything's been on time. Her issue was nausea, especially when landing.
Chopticon64
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Individual people, pension systems, or other account holders own the assets, Blackrock just manages them.
Sneakers post is similar to saying Bank of America is worth 2.5 trillion dollars
Well, no, it has 2.5 trillion in assets it’s holding for its customers, same is true of Blackrock, Vanguard, and all the other companies Sneakers listed.
So, why did Sneakers post that? Did they think Blackrock owned a majority stake in CloudStrike? It’s what they implied with their post.
@Sneakers please explain post #15 in this thread
Really, directly above the listings, it says "Top Institutional Holders".. It doesn't say that any of those corporations owned a majority stake, that;s all you.
Chopticon64
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But who owns those index funds? Individuals
Or do you think Vanguard (or black rock) owns them?
@Ken King this is what I’m talking about, I don’t think folks posting here understand what investment funds are.
Amazing isn’t it?
Stunningly so.
Windows 3.1 saves the day during CrowdStrike outage — Southwest Airlines scrapes by with archaic OS
Southwest Airlines, the fourth largest airline in the US, is seemingly unaffected by the problematic CrowdStrike update that caused millions of computers to BSoD (Blue Screen of Death) because it used Windows 3.1. The CrowdStrike issue disrupted operations globally after a faulty update caused newer computers to freeze and stop working, with many prominent institutions, including airports and almost all US airlines, including United, Delta, and American Airlines, needing to stop flights.
Windows 3.1, launched in 1992, is likely not getting any updates. So, when CrowdStrike pushed the faulty update to all its customers, Southwest wasn’t affected (because it didn’t receive an update to begin with).
The airlines affected by the CrowdStrike update had to ground their fleets because many of their background systems refused to operate. These systems could include pilot and fleet scheduling, maintenance records, ticketing, etc. Thankfully, the lousy update did not affect aircraft systems, ensuring that everything airborne remained safe and were always in control of their pilots.
Some companies managed to dodge the dreaded CrowdStrike BSOD...because they still use Windows 3.1 and 95
A few days ago, Windows-based systems were rocked due to a bug with CrowdStrike causing BSODs across system-critical computers. 8.5 million computers were hit, which sounds like a lot on paper; however, it's a drop in the pond when compared to the total number of Windows devices there are in the wild. Unfortunately, those 8.5 million computers were more likely to be in charge of keeping important business systems alive, meaning that people saw reduced service and BSODs in public displays around the world. Despite this, it seems that some companies managed to escape...because their systems run on 30-year-old software.
https://www.xda-developers.com/reactos-hands-on/
If you stay off of or are NOT connected to the Internet ... a Decent P-III Running Win 2k with Office 2k or 98SE / Office 97
Kudos to Southwest, but damn... Windows 3.1?!!!
I've seen resistance to change but that is extreme.
Wait... I think I still have some DOS and Windows for Workgroups around here.I've seen resistance to change but that is extreme.
Sneakers
Just sneakin' around....
I remember working on base for STRIKE, and installing Win 3.1, and then they found out about v3.11 (for Workgroups) and it was only given to an elite few. "You don't need email and access to other base resources to do your job."
Our first digital control system booted DOS v6.2 from a DOC and then loaded a hand-written RTOS. And I still have the DOS 6.2 installation floppy and boot disks.
Ahhhh good times... good times.