Germany may switch back to typewriters

[Student]

i just heard that in the radio,...

The germans are switching back. Because the NSA will not be able to hack a mechanic typewriter,...

acording to these articles:
http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/digital/Abhoersicher-Starke-Nachfrage-nach-Schreibmaschinen-id30673972.html

http://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Schreibmaschinen-gefragt-wie-selten-article13241866.html

Triumph-Adler has douled the demand on their typewirters. They are estimating selling 10000 Typewirters this Year. They haven't sold that many since 20 years.

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/15/germany-typewriters-espionage-nsa-spying-surveillance

http://www.newsweek.com/germany-may-bring-back-typewriters-wake-spy-scandal-259140

[Altecice]

All Ballocks... (imo)

Just use LAN's with no outside connections?

[helping]

can we not just isolate it from the internet? isn't that an option?

 

..seems like the logical thing to do

[qwertywarrior]

Typewriter master race

 

- no electricity needed

- great tactile feed back

- immediate print capability

- all metal construction

[TheTiger]

"Sogar russischer Geheimdienst wollte Schreibmaschinen in Deutschland kaufen..."

 

Seems like Russia will do this too.

 

 

 

Typewriter master race

 

- no electricity needed

- great tactile feed back

- immediate print capability

- all metal construction

 

If one letter is wrong, you're fucked

[Askew]

can we not just isolate it from the internet? isn't that an option?

 

..seems like the logical thing to do

 

no because USB flash exists, information can be copied taken elsewhere and leaked.

[Altecice]

Typewriter master race

 

- no electricity needed

- great tactile feed back

- immediate print capability

- all metal construction

- Mechanical! 

[BernardoSLR]

I'm sorry, people in Germany, but I have to say this.

 

Your government is the fucking stupidest thing I have seen in my entire life.

 

Generalizing much?? US government also makes stupid shit as well... Probably much more stupid than any policy introduced by the German government since the Berlin fell... And I'm not even German, nor do I like Angela F'ing Merkel...

[Tataffe]

It's just for the commission that investigates the NSA affair.

[helping]

no because USB flash exists.

i mean, we can soldier those off too.

[Ruostunut kokis]

Well... At least props for German government actually taking internet privacy seriously.

[KamiKatze]

I'm sorry, people in Germany, but I have to say this.

 

Your government is the fucking stupidest thing I have seen in my entire life.

 

Well layed out argument for somebody with an even more fucked up goverment.

 

Going back to typewriters is a dumb idea however.

[killers993]

I'm sorry, people in Germany, but I have to say this.

 

Your government is the fucking stupidest thing I have seen in my entire life.

 

What about north Korea?

 

Can't wait to see the new corsair typewriters. 

[Askew]

i mean, we can soldier those off too.

 

Then how will you connect a printer? It's then even less useful than a typewriter. :lol:

[Rheinwasser]

well, i guess germany isnt really switching back..

10.000 <-> 80.000.000

[Tataffe]

I'm sorry, people in Germany, but I have to say this.

 

Your government is the fucking stupidest thing I have seen in my entire life.

 

Hold your horses right there. If you really live in the US, you're a nobody on this topic.

[flibberdipper]

Generalizing much?? US government also makes stupid shit as well... Probably much more stupid than any policy introduced by the German government since the Berlin fell... And I'm not even German, nor do I like Angela F'ing Merkel...

I didn't think I had to say that the government where I live is totally screwed.

 

Well layed out argument for somebody with an even more fucked up goverment.

 

Going back to typewriters is a dumb idea however.

Aww, thanks. Obama takes that as a compliment.

 

What about north Korea?

 

Can't wait to see the new corsair typewriters. 

Well... Okay. North Korea, US, then Germany.

 

Hold your horses right there. If you really live in the US, you're a nobody on this topic.

Don't let Obama hear that. He'll send troops over there like he did when he heard of Al Qaeda being back. <_<

[Altecice]

no because USB flash exists, information can be copied taken elsewhere and leaked.

 

 

i mean, we can soldier those off too.

 

Yup or get your Admin to set up a Group Policy disabling all USB's 

[ERSCreeper]

All Ballocks... (imo)

Just use LAN's with no outside connections?

 

 

can we not just isolate it from the internet? isn't that an option?

 

..seems like the logical thing to do

 

Solved!

[Altecice]

-snip-

 

Mmhmm or use a managed switch and set up VLANS for security ... so many ways the issue could be solved 

[helping]

Then how will you connect a printer? It's then even less useful than a typewriter. :lol:

Retrofit printers to work on serial ports, lol.

 

this is literally easier than sending the office back to 1950

 

if you managed to get an NSA agent into Germany's offices to infiltrate and connect their LAN network to the internet, then we have a far larger fundamental issue than Americans snooping.

[Tataffe]

Don't let Obama hear that. He'll send troops over there like he did when he heard of Al Qaeda being back. <_<

 

There are US troops deployed to Germany since WW2.

 

And stop your notorious picking on Obama. The whole thing started not later than 2007.

[flibberdipper]

There are US troops deployed to Germany since WW2.

 

And stop your notorious picking on Obama. The whole thing started not later than 2007.

Picking on the presidents is fun.

 

But honestly, I think that he's really tried to get this country out of the shithole it was in from Bush. I just wish he could do something about the trillions of dollars in debt we have.

[Faa]

Generalizing much?? US government also makes stupid shit as well... Probably much more stupid than any policy introduced by the German government since the Berlin fell... And I'm not even German, nor do I like Angela F'ing Merkel...

Every government is stupid. Lets argue about which government is more stupid.

[LukeTim]

no because USB flash exists, information can be copied taken elsewhere and leaked.

 

Isn't text printed on paper subject to similar security concerns?