See the post on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/provisionalidea.bsky.social/post/3lhujtm2qkc2i

According to many comments, the US government DOES use SQL, and Musk is not understanding much what's going on.

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[–] -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

At which point you have to slurp down a few hundred terabytes from the other datacenters when the power turns back on.

This is why Google datacenter managers hesitate to turn off the power even when an employee is in the process of getting electrocuted.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You have to link a source for something that offhandedly horrific

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sadly I cannot, since the source is an ex-Googler I know in person who was there personally. While I fully believe the story, I'm just some rando on the Internet, so you're welcome to take it with the appropriate pile of salt.

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