tit-for-tat means targeting ground equipment

attacking satellites is an escalation, and if they retaliate in-kind, we'll get mutually assured destruction of satellites and Kessler syndrome, and the size of the US economy means there's a lot more to lose in MAD compared to them

Consider the elephant

fool me once...

tfw you need to start staggering your virus updates in case your anti-virus software screws you over instead

in this case, it's the entire operating system going down on all computers, so I don't think the printers are working either

Most printers in these facilities run standalone on an embedded Linux variant.They actually can host whole folders of.data for reproduction "offline". Actually all scan/print/fax multi function machines can generally do that these days. If the IT onsite is good though the usb ports an storage on devices should be locked down.

updatable e-paper is going to be very expensive

Compared to managing thousands of printers? And then the resulting printouts? Buying ink, changing the cartridges?

Technologically it seems doable. Big enough order brings down the costs.

https://soldered.com/product/soldered-inkplate-5-5-2%e2%80%b...

Of course the real backup plan should be designed based on the actual needs, perhaps the whole system needs an "offline mode" switch. I assume they already run things locally, in case the big cable seeker machine arrives in the neighborhood.

A small printer connected to the scanner should do.

ironically enough, the use of CGI replaces the need/demand for real instruments in making this ad just like how AI is replacing the need/demand for real instruments in creative industries