Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoPrisoner laments reliance on floppy disks for appeals documents, limiting file sizes to 1.44 MB — prisoners allowed 20 floppy disks in cell, but USB flash sticks are banned in New Jersey systemwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square73linkfedilinkarrow-up1325arrow-down13
arrow-up1322arrow-down1external-linkPrisoner laments reliance on floppy disks for appeals documents, limiting file sizes to 1.44 MB — prisoners allowed 20 floppy disks in cell, but USB flash sticks are banned in New Jersey systemwww.tomshardware.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square73linkfedilink
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months ago Alvarado’s lawyers send documents on flash drives, which must be decanted to (sometimes multiple) floppy disks
minus-squareMeThisGuy@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoand here i thought decanting was just for wine. which I’m pretty sure most inmates don’t do with their homebrew. now if only we could get them some homebrew software to get away from these floppy disks.
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWhich gives an opportunity for the state to look them over.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agothey could do the same thing just as easily by just transferring to a different thumbdrive
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoSure, but that wouldn’t be punishing enough.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoplay modern pop music 24/7 at a medium volume at all times in the central areas, such that inmates can just barely hear it in their beds.
and here i thought decanting was just for wine. which I’m pretty sure most inmates don’t do with their homebrew.
now if only we could get them some homebrew software to get away from these floppy disks.
Which gives an opportunity for the state to look them over.
they could do the same thing just as easily by just transferring to a different thumbdrive
Sure, but that wouldn’t be punishing enough.
play modern pop music 24/7 at a medium volume at all times in the central areas, such that inmates can just barely hear it in their beds.