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kata1yst
joined 2 years ago
Haha fair.
If this is Mandala effect then I'm fully affected. I'm flabbergasted.
Yeah the utilities area is downright scary. Usually run on thin margins, really old specialists that are rapidly retiring, no IT budget to speak of, and most mission critical tech is 20+ years old, off the shelf from companies long dead, and loosely networked by people who's objective was "make it work", not security or resilience.
The only way out- electrical companies basically HAVE to become public like all the other utilities, and funding, wages, job training, and modernization for all utilities needs to be prioritized massively.
Of course, there's lots of political reasons for idiots to fight against all this, so it won't happen until the worst already has.
Personally, to support a European manufacturer with a massive track record of giving a fuck.
Their history of open source software, technically sound hardware, and excellent support is extremely impressive, even outside the lens of 3d printing these are rare and valuable traits.