• SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 month ago

    Born too late to be blissfully unaware about technology

    Born too early to be blissfully unaware about technology

    Born in just the right time to have the cursed knowledge on how all of the cobbled together tech stack out there barely works

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      1 month ago

      Every time I use an ATM I get the mental image of a 70 year old COBOL programmer desperately trying to patch holes in a sinking ship with a roll of duct tape.

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        1 month ago

        Me too, except any time I have to deal with the US banking system. Ever used ACH? What a wreck.

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          It’s a fucking nightmare, but I have heard rumors that it is in the process of being replaced with a new nightmare.