This is not always possible when the systems are validated and regulated.

Yeah. Sometimes old hardware forces its hand and causes a big PITA.

I had a job working on VAX/VMS around 2009, but it was actually an emulator running on a PC because they just couldn't find any hardware to fix the VAX. At some point before I joined they had to get a ton of government approvals to use the emulator.

Fortunately they had a project to modernize the whole stack. And it was going to Solaris :-/

I work at a multi billion dollar facility for a Fortune 100 company and we still depend on DOS. Keeping the mandatory DOS machines going is an exercise. Especially integrating them into modern systems.

Edit: There is no required hardware, however maintaining a stable serial connection through a VM and timing issues due to faster hardware has been fun.

The serial port stuff is very close to what I'm working on - what's on the other end of the connection? What does "integrating them into modern systems" look like for you: getting data out/pushing data in/both?

We typically integrate them by encapsulation. Building multiple layers of more modern systems for them to communicate through. A combination of Windows and Linux boxes. The other end of the connection is very old industrial equipment. This is not to run the equipment per se but to configure and program it.

Actual MS-DOS or FreeDOS?

MS-DOS or Windows 2003 running DOS vdm.

I currently run without pgbouncer, but I have at most 200 connections. 50 of them are just replication. I didn't want the complexity.

I have seen this way to often in other areas. That is the push here as well AI can sort through it. Too many people are held to account for not meeting what amounts to made up numbers.

?? Since day1?

Day 1505 by my count. Say, does anyone know Javascript's birthday?

There was a pretty long gap between JS being created and people making significant use of it.

I do this frequently. To prevent vendor lock in and allow us to easily pivot if pricing gets out line. We pay to support the project and get technical support when needed. Considering how little we use technical support. It should be a good deal for the company.

Why? I don't understand why they would be bad? Some people can't naturally have children. It is a risk to a woman to be pregnant.

I generally like having these systems in place, because I find when dealing with certain vendors and businesses that following these helps me weed out many scammers when dealing with large amounts of money. Every transfer required a discussion with the teller asking questions about transfers and if the transaction is suspicious. Yes, criminals will find a way, but I find it provides me an easier screening to ensure some businesses are more likely legit.

I don't do video because I don't work with it, but I do image compression for fun and no profit. I do use some video techniques due to the type of images I am compressing. I don't release because of the minefield. I do it because it's fun. The simulation runs and other tasks often I kick to the cloud for the larger compute needs.

For some people it isn't 'just politics'. They feel threatened by potential loss of freedom and life. If it was just a disagreement on tax rates or some government spending it would be different. His views are against someone else's existence.