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Working on databases from prison: How I got here, part 2. (turso.tech)
submitted 22 hours ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/programming@programming.dev
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I'm very excited to announce that I have recently joined Turso as a software engineer. For many in the field, including myself, getting to work on databases and solve unique challenges with such a talented team would be a dream job, but it is that much more special to me because of my unusual and unlikely circumstances. As difficult as it might be to believe, I am currently incarcerated and I landed this job from my cell in state prison. If you don’t know me, let me tell you more about how I got here.

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[–] andybytes@programming.dev 6 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

We are a product of our environment and the school to prison pipeline is real. I don't know why we celebrate something so common and yet you can be happy for an individual. but the United States has the most imprisoned in the world. Capitalism will destroy all life on this planet. In the American and imperialist empire will destroy all potential for actual real change. Everything is connected. It's the system you live in. You can celebrate small victories but they are inconsequential.