I’m a tech interested guy. I’ve touched SQL once or twice, but wasn’t able to really make sense of it. That combined with not having a practical use leaves SQL as largely a black box in my mind (though I am somewhat familiar with technical concepts in databasing).

With that, I keep seeing [pic related] as proof that Elon Musk doesn’t understand SQL.

Can someone give me a technical explanation for how one would come to that conclusion? I’d love if you could pass technical documentation for that.

  • DahGangalang@infosec.pubOP
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    4 days ago

    Yeah, obviously ol’ boy is tripping if he thinks SQL isn’t used in the government.

    Big thing I’m prying at is whether there would be a legitimate purpose to have duplicated SSNs in the database (thus showing the First Bro doesn’t understand how SQL works).

    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Big thing I’m prying at is whether there would be a legitimate purpose to have duplicated SSNs in the database

      formally, changing the identity of someone would have a very explicit reason to keep a “duplicate” ssn entry, if purely for historical reasons for example. I’m sure there are a myriad of technical reasons to be doing this.