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The government doesn't use SQL (programming.dev)
submitted 8 months ago by suy@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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According to many comments, the US government DOES use SQL, and Musk is not understanding much what's going on.

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[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

well tbf, the standard coming from computing is doubling the bits until it stops being a problem, or with ipv6 practically having more IPs than there are atoms in the entire planet of earth (i think i did the calculation a while ago, and it was like, most of the atoms in earth, so like, not quite, but for all intents and purposes, might as well be)

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

According to XKCD about 40% of the earth

https://xkcd.com/865/

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago

yeah that sounds about right, someone should make an XKCD search engine i think.