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		wpm 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Web page annoyances that I don't inflict on you > Must be decades old. So? If they still power on and are capable of talking HTTP over a network, and you don't require the transfer of data that needs to be secured, why shouldn't you "let" them online?

fragmede 10 months ago | [–]

I don't know about you, but I'd rather my ancient laptop not end up as part of a botnet simply because I visited the wrong website with it.

Gud 10 months ago | [–]

Why you shouldn’t use old, unpatched software on an open network that doesn’t support modern protocols?

Beats me.

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