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WindowsLTSC​


LTSC stands for "Long-Term Servicing Channel", which is a version of Windows 10 and 11 Enterprise that is designed for systems and devices that require stability and privacy.

It receives security updates but doesn't get the frequent feature updates like the regular Windows 10 or 11 versions, and, in addition to this, has no bloatware, ads, and the least amount of telemetry (automated collection and transmission of data) of all Windows 10/11 editions. It's the cleanest version of Windows 10/11.


The IoT version of LTSC 2024 lowers the minimum requirements for your computer, thus things like TPM, Secure Boot, etc won't be mandatory to proceed with the installation

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WindowsLTSC​



It receives security updates but doesn't get the frequent feature updates like the regular Windows 10 or 11 versions, and, in addition to this, has no bloatware, ads, and the least amount of telemetry (automated collection and transmission of data) of all Windows 10/11 editions. It's the cleanest version of Windows 10/11.

The IoT version of LTSC 2024 lowers the minimum requirements for your computer, thus things like TPM, Secure Boot, etc won't be mandatory to proceed with the installation
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I read the tutorial and checked out the links and comments and decided to give it a go, now we running an activated copy of Win11 LTSC IoT version on an i5 6500 mini pc with 16 GB RAM

So far so good.
 
Matty
This explanation makes no sense. How can you not know the date of birth of millions of Social Security recipients?

I don't necessarily think anything nefarious is being exposed by Titler here, but the COBOL thing seems completely wrong.
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Its not.


Reports say that his group at DOGE is made up of fairly young people. What those kids don’t realize is that Social Security uses VERY OLD computers. They’re programmed with an old version of the programming language COBOL.

A bit of history. On May 20, 1875 a bunch of countries got together to create the International Bureau of Weight and Measures which established uniform standards of mass and length. Later on, the Bureau established rules for dates as well. The dates standard used a starting date of May 20 1875 to honor the creation of the Bureau.

Old versions of COBOL use that date as a baseline. Social Security’s computers use that old version. Dates are stored as the number of days AFTER May 20 1875.

So what happens if Social Security doesn’t know a birthdate? That field is empty in its records. Thus that person appears to have a birthday of May 20 1875—about 150 years ago.

That’s why the crack team of youngsters Musk uses found 150-year-old people in Social Security getting benefits. It’s all really as simple—and as stupid—as that."

www.dailykos.com

Nope. There are no 150-year-olds on Social Security. It's COBOL!--UPDATED Feb 17

Elon Musk claimed that his team found 150-year-old people collecting Social Security! He implied there were dead people being sent benefits, with checks cashed by someone else. But no—the people getting paid are very much alive. They are collecting...
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www.newsweek.com

Social Security's COBOL software comes under scrutiny

Elon Musk's investigation of federal government systems highlighted Social Security's reliance on software developed in the 1950s.
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Matty
How can you not know the date of birth of millions of Social Security recipients?
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Any errors on forms would result in the DOB displaying wrong and defaulting to 0 which is 1875. So I can think of a few plausible reasons why incorrect information could make its way into the system, the first is that many of the applications/forms were completed by hand and subject to human error, also if someone is deceased they were unlikely to have their files updated/corrected as they were no longer receiving any benefits.


For example, a child born in 1950 dies at age 2 and there is an error on the form (completed on paper) and the DOB is entered incorrectly. So the COBOL system shows DOB as 1875 by default and no one really cares as this person has been dead a long time and never received any Old Age payments or any other benefits. Fast forward decades later during an audit of SS and they discover so many people listed as being born in 1875 collecting SS, They should have figured out by the sheer number of 150 yr olds compared to any other age that something was amiss.
 
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Any errors on forms would result in the DOB displaying wrong and defaulting to 0 which is 1875. So I can think of a few plausible reasons why incorrect information could make its way into the system, the first is that many of the applications/forms were completed by hand and subject to human error, also if someone is deceased they were unlikely to have their files updated/corrected as they were no longer receiving any benefits.


For example, a child born in 1950 dies at age 2 and there is an error on the form (completed on paper) and the DOB is entered incorrectly. So the COBOL system shows DOB as 1875 by default and no one really cares as this person has been dead a long time and never received any Old Age payments or any other benefits. Fast forward decades later during an audit of SS and they discover so many people listed as being born in 1875 collecting SS, They should have figured out by the sheer number of 150 yr olds compared to any other age that something was amiss.
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I wonder if they could use the 1875 year for some of these people who came across. It's quite possible that the younger migrants wouldn't know their birthday.
 
FairWarning
I wonder if they could use the 1875 year for some of these people who came across. It's quite possible that the younger migrants wouldn't know their birthday.
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Sounds plausible as well. I think there are many other reasons too.

I mean as recently as the late 90's it was easy to assume the identity of a deceased person under certain situations.

In Canada people in Quebec and Newfoundland could use a baptismal certificate as proof of birth etc. No more but it was open to abuse/fraud in the system.
 
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Sounds plausible as well. I think there are many other reasons too.

I mean as recently as the late 90's it was easy to assume the identity of a deceased person under certain situations.

In Canada people in Quebec and Newfoundland could use a baptismal certificate as proof of birth etc. No more but it was open to abuse/fraud in the system.
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That COBOL is coming back to me now.

There were a lot of kids that came over without parents. Our government has needed a powerwash for years, itll be interesting to see how it shakes out.
 
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