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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

As long as Big Ballz is running things, I’m sure it will all be fine!

/s

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Gonna blow up the database as many times as they blow up SpaceX rockets.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Sooo only gonna blow up the test databases?

[–] [email protected] 87 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

This has the stench of junior engineer all over it. This rewrite will go way over budget and come limping across the finish line late, with more bugs and less features than the system it replaces. I guarantee it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

1000% percent. If they can't even figure out how dates work in COBOL we are getting a vibe coded SSA. Let's hope they trained LLMs on COBOL or we are cooked.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

They're really playing with fire here.

So many MAGA supporters are seniors who are entirely dependent on OASDI. If Trump's minions break this, we're going to see torches and pitchforks strapped to electric scooters and golf carts coming out of Florida retirement communities in droves.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yes. They need to move quickly. Public opinion is already shifting against Trump and Musk, and right now they are vulnerable.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

No they’d just blame the liberals and maintain 100% loyalty lol.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah, they'll just say the Democrats are still worse because reasons

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

The reason is that it takes a lot of emotional intelligence and strength to admit that you have been scammed. These people will find it less emotionally painful to deny reality then admit their mistakes.

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