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The machines, now inaccessible, are arguably more secure than before.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

@V0ldek there's a difference between people who develop database engines, and people who use an existing database engine to write database applications in SQL or whatever.

It's just your comedic hyperbolic turns of phrase reminded me of Mickens'.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

If more than one system devs launch into a Lovecraftian stream of epithets about how incomprehensiblly horrific it is when you ask them about their work then there just may be some truth in it.