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File clerks at elevator desks in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1937 (lemmy.world)
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[–] superkret 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Easier than a file's checksum? Yes.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Depends, but fair point.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nobody writing laws knows what a checksum is.

[–] superkret 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe it's time they learn it, 60 years after its introduction, since they're working in a field that now primarily deals with electronically stored information.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’ve been thinking that for 30 years.

Nothing yet. They’re actually getting worse.

[–] superkret 2 points 1 month ago

In Germany, they still use Fax machines to share files.