Category: Jack’s Rants Blog Post


  • Why Boeing 747s Still Use Floppy Disks for Flight Management Systems The Boeing 747 is often cited online as proof that aviation still runs on floppy disks โ€” but the reality is a bit more nuanced. In this Rant, we take a closer look at how certain older aircraft, particularly some 747-400 configurations, still use…

  • The Strange State of the Tech Job Market In this short episode, Jack takes a look at the current state of the IT hiring market โ€” where job postings seem plentiful, but actual opportunities often feel strangely elusive. From โ€œentry-levelโ€ roles asking for a decade of experience to companies searching for the mythical full-stack, cloud,…

  • Why Your Bank Account Just Got Hit Multiple Times Jack’s Rants dives into the world of banking mainframes and the batch jobs that quietly keep everything moving โ€” until one of them doesnโ€™t. What starts as a routine overnight run turns into a multiple transactions on thousands of accounts that didnt happen in the real…