San Francisco Will Pay $212 Million for Its Train System to Ditch Floppy Disks

The city’s light-rail system has used 5¼-inch floppy disks for nearly 40 years. Getting off them won’t come cheap.

 

Source https://www.wired.com/story/san-francisco-floppy-disks-muni-upgrade/

Ars Technica, public transportation, Mass Transit, storage, data, San Francisco

The ‘Rolex on the Wall’ That Kissinger, Reagan, and Sinatra Loved, but You’ve Never Heard Of

The pioneering Geochron doesn’t just tell time—it tells stories.

 

Source https://www.wired.com/story/the-timepiece-that-kissinger-reagan-and-sinatra-loved-but-youve-never-heard-of/

design, data, Aviation, gadgets, watches, luxury