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What industry secret are you aware of that most people aren't? (programming.dev)

submitted 4 months ago by protein@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I'm smelling an awful lot of bullshit here. If the power grid (or any other major infrastructure) had a known single point of failure that would cause the entire system to collapse, there would be more than 2 people who know about it, and they certainly wouldn't be vague-booking it to Lemmy.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

I'm gonna be honest, this sounds about right for 2024. Skeleton crews a dick hair away from disaster as far as the eye can see.

[–] Dashi@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

It's less bs than you think, still unlikely sure, but not a non zero chance.

For awhile their was a single point of failure in telcom for the midwest in the us. Because the core router was so old and didn't play well with failover. It took them several months and a lot of intermittent issues to get it replaced and working as expected.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago

That would be the sane assumption, yes.

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

The power grid does have a major point of failure, in that vital components are on backorder for years out so most places don't have the spare parts to get back up and running if widespread attacks on the grid occur.