April 8, 2025, 12:20 pm
Two reports have spotlighted a purported modernization effort involving DOGE’s archival process. One detailed claim that converting 14,000 magnetic tapes to digital storage has saved the cryptocurrency operation $1M annually. In response, Elon Musk took to X to dismiss the claim as “tape storage baloney,” igniting discussions on the credibility and efficiency of such legacy system updates. The contrasting narratives underscore a contentious debate in tech circles regarding cost-saving measures and the practicalities of digital conversion in established infrastructure.
Feds blame the Social Security portal’s outages and errors on its legacy COBOL system and user spike, with Elon Musk’s cost-cutting changes via the DOGE unit possibly worsening the issue.
What seems at first like a logical move to modernize the government's archives may in fact be an ill-advised decision.
At 70, Elon Musk remains a captivating figure, and his work with Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter) keeps people watching, even as many predict an inevitable downfall.
DOGE claimed it saved "$1M per year" by converting 14,000 magnetic tapes to digital storage.
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