SQL Database With 700 Mine Workers

who needs SQL when you can have a mine with 700 workers Federal employee retirements are processed using paper, by hand, in an old limestone mine in Pennsylvania. 700+ mine workers operate 230 feet underground to process ~10,000 applications per month, which are stored in manila envelopes and cardboard boxes. The retirement process Show more

A social media screenshot jokes that instead of using SQL, a government department processes retirement applications manually in an underground limestone mine with more than 700 workers. The punchline is the absurd contrast between modern database engineering and an enormous, outdated paper-based operation, making it a reaction to inefficient bureaucracy or hilariously primitive data storage. EN: A social media screenshot jokes that instead of using SQL, a government department processes retirement applications manually in an underground limestone mine with more than 700 workers. The punchline is the absurd contrast between modern database engineering and an enormous, outdated paper-based operation, making it a reaction to inefficient bureaucracy or hilariously primitive data storage.

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