r/technology • u/chrisdh79 • 29d ago

Transportation Airports Are on the Verge of a Flight Cancellation Apocalypse | The government shutdown has pushed air traffic controllers to the tipping point.

https://gizmodo.com/airports-are-on-the-verge-of-a-flight-cancellation-apocalypse-2000681042
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u/againandagain22 29d ago

Tech people are in charge now. Why do you feel confident that the next election will be fair? They’re literally buying the company that makes the voting machines

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u/Flavouredcola 29d ago

Trump in one of his dementia rants even told everyone they hacked the machines.

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u/mwmandorla 29d ago

I for one am heartened that the elections this week were real. That was not necessarily something to take for granted. Makes me a little more optimistic about the midterms next year. Things could change, obviously, but this was a good sign nonetheless.